OpenSSH 10.6p2 Critical workaround for alpine without PAM

OpenSSH 10.6p2 was released on November 5, 2026, with a critical security workaround for Linux systems using musl libc without PAM support, along with various bugfixes. The OpenSSH team announced more frequent releases going forward to quickly distribute security fixes, citing increased AI-assisted bug discoveries that adversaries could also potentially exploit. The release also includes deprecation notices for scp's -R flag and support for legacy platforms without file descriptor passing capabilities.