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Medium RLSA-2025:23480 2 CVEs

Moderate: openssh security update

Published May 21, 2026 · Updated May 21, 2026

Summary

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.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 9 openssh 0:8.7p1-47.el9_7.rocky.0.1

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2401960
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2401962