cross-posted from: https://lemmy.pt/post/5733711

A severe vulnerability in OpenSSH, dubbed “regreSSHion” (CVE-2024-6387), has been discovered by the Qualys Threat Research Unit, potentially exposing

  • Restart your ssh server to be sure (probably sudo systemctl restart sshd). No need to reboot your server for this.

    I don’t know how reliable this is, but I usually go into htop to check if stuff needs to be restarted. Processes in red have been replaced or removed since starting.

    That said, regular server reboots are a good idea to make sure kernel patches are applied. Can’t go wrong with a reboot just in case.