A user discovered that transferring files via scp from a directory with overly permissive access controls (777) inadvertently changed their server's home directory permissions to match, causing sshd to reject SSH key authentication due to security restrictions on directory permissions. The issue was reported to OpenSSH developers, who quickly implemented a fix scheduled for version 10.3.
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A user discovered that transferring files via scp from a directory with overly permissive access controls (777) inadvertently changed their server's home directory permissions to match, causing sshd to reject SSH key authentication due to security restrictions on directory permissions. The issue was reported to OpenSSH developers, who quickly implemented a fix scheduled for version 10.3.