OpenSSH 10.6p2 ships with temporary mitigation for a severe vulnerability
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OpenSSH 10.6p2 is out, offering a temporary mitigation for a severe vulnerability, Hacker News reported on its front page on November 5, 2026 at 17:46. The mitigation targets Linux systems that use musl libc and do not have PAM password authentication enabled, so both the libc in use and the password authentication setup are part of the affected conditions. The report covers only the release and the temporary mitigation, and its scope is limited to those Linux system configurations.
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- Hacker News front pageOpenSSH 10.6p2 has been released with a workaround for a critical vulnerability
OpenSSH 10.6p2 已发布，为使用 musl libc 且未启用 PAM 密码认证的 Linux 系统提供严重漏洞缓解措施。
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