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New OpenSSH Vulnerability

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Briefings

A critical OpenSSH vulnerability named 'sshole' was disclosed in November 2026, affecting Alpine Linux and other musl-based Linux distributions. The flaw allows attackers to bypass password authentication by submitting passwords exceeding 256 bytes, enabling unauthorized access to accounts configured to block such attempts. This issue has been present in the codebase for over a decade.

Key points

• The vulnerability 'sshole' allows attackers to log into Alpine Linux and other musl-based Linux accounts by entering passwords longer than 256 bytes.
• The flaw has been present in the codebase for over a decade and was recently disclosed in November 2026.

Context

OpenSSH is a widely used open-source software package for secure remote login and file transfer. The vulnerability affects specific Linux distributions that rely on the musl libc library, which is the default for Alpine Linux and other minimal distributions.

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