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OpenSSH Open Season: Patch Now or Risk a Cyber Comedy of Errors!
OpenSSH just dropped its latest mixtape, version 9.9p2, featuring patches for CVE-2025-26465 and CVE-2025-26466. These vulnerabilities allow sneaky machine-in-the-middle attacks and pre-auth DoS chaos. While their severity scores don’t scream “emergency,” don’t let your guard down – update now before the hackers drop their own remixes!
Hot Take:
Oh, OpenSSH, you tricky beast! Just when you thought you had your ducks in a row, along come two sneaky vulnerabilities to ruffle your feathers. But fear not, dear admins, for patches have swooped in to save the day. Now, if only they could also patch the existential dread of constantly chasing security updates!
Key Points:
- Two new vulnerabilities in OpenSSH were discovered by Qualys, allowing MitM and DoS attacks.
- Patches for CVE-2025-26465 and CVE-2025-26466 have been released, with severity scores of 6.8 and 5.9, respectively.
- The MitM vulnerability affects the VerifyHostKeyDNS option, while the DoS bug concerns resource consumption.
- OpenSSH version 9.9p2 addresses both issues, encouraging swift updates.
- Qualys provided a proof-of-concept exploit, underscoring the need for prompt patching.
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