RegreSSHion Strikes | LINUX Unplugged 570

We dig into the RegreSSHion bug, debate it's real threat and explore clever tools to build a tasty fried onion around your system.

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• RegreSSHion — Remote Code Execution Vulnerability In OpenSSH Server
• regreSSHion — Remote Unauthenticated Code Execution Vulnerability in OpenSSH server.
• NixOS Security advisory: OpenSSH CVE-2024-6387 “regreSSHion” – update your servers ASAP
• Nasty regreSSHion bug affects around 700K Linux systems
• Qualys CVE-2024-6387 Write-up
• Letmein: Authenticating port knocker - Written in Rust — Letmein is a simple port knocker with a simple and secure authentication mechanism. It can be used to harden against pre-authentication attacks on services like SSH, VPN, IMAP and many more.
• fwknop: Single Packet Authorization > Port Knocking — fwknop stands for the "FireWall KNock OPerator", and implements an authorization scheme called Single Packet Authorization (SPA). This method of authorization is based around a default-drop packet filter
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