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Just follow the steps below:

# wget http://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/openssh/portable/openssh-5.2p1.tar.gz

Check your md5/sha1

(md5sum : ada79c7328a8551bdf55c95e631e7dad)

(sha1sum : 8273a0237db98179fbdc412207ff8eb14ff3d6de)

Next, prepare to build and install the RPM. Disable the building of GUI components in the spec file. We don’t need these on a server:

# tar zxvf openssh-5.2p1.tar.gz
# cp openssh-5.2p1/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/
# cp openssh-5.2p1.tar.gz /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/
# cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
# perl -i.bak -pe ‘s/^(%define no_(gnome|x11)_askpass)\s+0$/$1 1/’ openssh.spec
# rpmbuild -bb openssh.spec
# cd /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/`uname -i`
# ls -l
-rw-r–r– 1 root root 275808 Feb 27 08:08 openssh-5.2p1-1.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r–r– 1 root root 439875 Feb 27 08:08 openssh-clients-5.2p1-1.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r–r– 1 root root 277714 Feb 27 08:08 openssh-server-5.2p1-1.x86_64.rpm
# rpm -Uvh openssh*rpm
Preparing… ########################################### [100%]
1:openssh ########################################### [ 33%]
2:openssh-clients ########################################### [ 67%]
3:openssh-server ########################################### [100%]

# service sshd restart

Check the sshd version you are running by typing:

telnet [host] [port]

I was shocked when I read an article about founder of LxLabs was found hanged in his house @ Bangalore right after multiple vulnerability issues was found on LxLabs product which is HyperVM (Virtual Private Server Management) and more than 100,000 websites has been wiped out!

Security researchers at Milw0rm warn that the Kloxo (formerly Lxadmin) web hosting platform from LxLabs contains 24 security vulnerabilities and exploits. The flaws include SQL injection vulnerabilities and flaws that create a way for hackers to gain file access to files hosted on a vulnerable system.

Source: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/06/09/lxlabs_funder_death/