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Vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices is under active exploitation

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Vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices is under active exploitation
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Hackers are actively exploiting a recently discovered critical vulnerability that allows them to log in to privileged accounts on many Linux systems, multiple researchers are reporting.
The vulnerability, tracked under the name *sshole, arises from the interaction between OpenSSH and a code library known as musl. Linux systems that use both of these packages and meet certain other requirements can be hacked to give unauthenticated access to high-privilege accounts in a matter of seconds. *sshole

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