[CentOS] Fwd: Heads up: OpenSSH users

Thu Jan 14 16:34:18 UTC 2016
m.roth at 5-cent.us <m.roth at 5-cent.us>

Michael H wrote:
> Probably worth a read...
>
> http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.1p2
>
>> Important SSH patch coming soon.  For now, everyone on all operating
>> systems, please do the following:
>>
>> Add undocumented "UseRoaming no" to ssh_config or use "-oUseRoaming=no"
>> to prevent upcoming #openssh client bug CVE-2016-0777. More later.
>
> echo "UseRoaming no" >> /etc/ssh/ssh_config

Please clarify - will the update add *Roam* to /etc/ssh/ssh_config? I've
just checked on two systems that are CentOS 7, a server, and a workstation
that I literally built yesterday, and grep -i on both reports "no, not
here".

     mark