alsa-2025:23480
Vulnerability from osv_almalinux
Published
2025-12-17 00:00
Modified
2025-12-21 20:03
Summary
Moderate: openssh security update
Details

OpenSSH is an SSH protocol implementation supported by a number of Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. It includes the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server.

Security Fix(es):

  • openssh: OpenSSH: Control characters in usernames can lead to code execution via ProxyCommand (CVE-2025-61984)
  • openssh: OpenSSH: Null character in ssh:// URI can lead to code execution via ProxyCommand (CVE-2025-61985)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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  "details": "OpenSSH is an SSH protocol implementation supported by a number of Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. It includes the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server.  \n\nSecurity Fix(es):  \n\n  * openssh: OpenSSH: Control characters in usernames can lead to code execution via ProxyCommand (CVE-2025-61984)\n  * openssh: OpenSSH: Null character in ssh:// URI can lead to code execution via ProxyCommand (CVE-2025-61985)\n\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n",
  "id": "ALSA-2025:23480",
  "modified": "2025-12-21T20:03:34Z",
  "published": "2025-12-17T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23480"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61984"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61985"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2401960"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2401962"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-23480.html"
    }
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  "related": [
    "CVE-2025-61984",
    "CVE-2025-61985"
  ],
  "summary": "Moderate: openssh security update"
}


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