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Date:      Tue, 02 Jul 2024 20:53:17 -0600
From:      Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net>
To:        Dan Mahoney <freebsd@gushi.org>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Close OpenSSH hole on 13.1-RELEASE server without shutting down?
Message-ID:  <202407030253.UAA07651@mail.lariat.net>
In-Reply-To: <BEF296B0-49CF-4A3C-A92D-B115AFC1C127@gushi.org>
References:  <202407030050.SAA06884@mail.lariat.net> <BEF296B0-49CF-4A3C-A92D-B115AFC1C127@gushi.org>

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At 07:03 PM 7/2/2024, Dan Mahoney wrote:

>There is a workaround posted in the security advisory.

Unfortunately, the "workaround" is in many ways as bad as the 
vulnerability, because it exposes you to DoS attacks.

>You can also firewall off ssh connections from anywhere but trusted sources.

Yep. But if a worm based on this vulnerability begins to propagate, 
it might get behind the firewall. We really want to patch.

--Brett 




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