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openSUSE: openssh Moderate Code Execution Fix CVE-2025-61984 2025:4112

Linuxsecurity •LinuxSecurity Advisories • November 17, 2025

## This update for openssh fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-61984: Fixed code execution via control characters in usernames when a ProxyCommand is used (bsc#1251198) * CVE-2025-61985: Fixed code execution via '\0' character in ssh:// URI when a ProxyCommand is used (bsc#1251199) ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 LTS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch- Server-4.3-LTS-2025-4112=1 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 LTS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-LTS-2025-4112=1 * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 Read the Full Advisory

* bsc#1251198 * bsc#1251199 Cross- * CVE-2025-61984 * CVE-2025-61985 CVSS scores: * CVE-2025-61984 ( SUSE ): 2.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2025-61984 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L * CVE-2025-61984 ( NVD ): 3.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N * CVE-2025-61985 ( SUSE ): 2.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2025-61985 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L * CVE-2025-61985 ( NVD ): 3.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.3 * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 Read the Full Advisory