WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
A new OpenSSH unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability dubbed “regreSSHion” has been found to grant root privileges on glibc-based Linux systems – allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
The flaw was discovered by researchers at Qualys and assigned the identifier CVE-2024-6387. It was caused by a signal handler race condition in sshd that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root.
WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES?
Vulnerabilities like regreSSHion can have severe consequences for affected servers, such as:
- Complete system takeover
- Installation of malware
- Data manipulation
- Creation of backdoors for persistent access
- Facilitate network propagation
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