Description
C-Kermit (aka ckermit) through 10.0 Beta.12 (aka 416-beta12) before 244644d allows a remote Kermit system to overwrite files on the local system, or retrieve arbitrary files from the local system.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kermitproject | C-Kermit | 7 – ≤ 10.0 Beta.12 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ckermit | 416~beta12-5 | — |
| Debian 13 | ckermit | 416~beta12-1+deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | ckermit | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ckermit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | ckermit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | ckermit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ckermit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | ckermit | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | ckermit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | ckermit | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ckermit | 9.0.302-20.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10495-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10495-1 ckermit-9.0.302-20.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Apr 8, 2026