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OpenSSH password bypass fixed on Alpine Linux

Original title: sshole: OpenSSH Fixes Password Bypass on Alpine Linux

SOCRadarby Yağmur Ernalbant ()12 min read1 · 1 read
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Part of a story covered by 20 sourcesAttackers exploit OpenSSH SSHole bypass on musl Linux systemsMerged summary & timeline
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A password bypass vulnerability in OpenSSH on Alpine Linux has been addressed in a security update.

Researchers identified a password bypass flaw in OpenSSH running on Alpine Linux. The issue allows unauthorized access by bypassing authentication in certain configurations. Alpine Linux developers released a fix to resolve the bypass. Users should update their OpenSSH packages to the patched version.

Unconfirmed: Exact affected versions not detailed in source

Key facts
  • Password bypass flaw in OpenSSH on Alpine Linux
  • Fix released by Alpine developers
  • Affects specific configurations
  • Users urged to update immediately
Security assessment · AI, from the articleNo known exploitation

Impact: unauthorized access via password bypass

What to do
  1. 1.update to patched OpenSSH on Alpine Linux
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Tags
opensshalpine-linuxpassword-bypassvulnerability-fix
Vendors
OpenSSH
Products
Alpine Linux

From the original article

12 min read at socradar.io

OpenSSH has shipped an emergency release, version 10. 6p2, to stop a password bypass that lets a remote attacker log in to accounts that have no password set. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-123158 and nicknamed “sshole,” affects Linux systems that run OpenSSH on the musl C library with PAM disabled.

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By Yağmur Ernalbant · socradar.io

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