Unexpected behavior of ControlMaster and ControlPath in sshd. sshd exit unexpectedly randomly during test?

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Issue

  • Sshd unexpectedly exit when ControlMaster and ControlPath is used and multiple connections initiated through loop.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Openssh (latest ship with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, at the time of writing this article)

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