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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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OpenSSH: race condition in sshd allows remote code execution (stackdiary.com)

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

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It sounds like it's the kernel but whether it has anything to do with ssh, I really don't know. Sometimes parts work together in surprising ways, as I learned with the recent sshd/systemd/xz exploit.

You might be fine and this was the most alarming exploit since it's very inconvenient, but personally I'd restart just to be sure.