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High Priority PuTTY Vulnerability Threatens Server Access Security

  • Bobby Borisov--Linuxiac.com
  • published date: 2024-04-17 17:04:25 UTC

PuTTY's security flaw (CVE2024-31497) in ECDSA P521 keys risks private data exposure. Urgent update is needed.

A critical security vulnerability in PuTTY, a very popular software for secure terminal access to remote servers, has been discovered. This vulnerability could put the private keys of many users at r… [+2379 chars]