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Debian 12: DSA-5945-1 important: konsole telnet code execution

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Calendar Grey June 20, 2025
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Immediate alert concerning Konsole's security flaws impacting Debian installations. Update promptly to mitigate potential execution of unauthorized code.
Dennis Dast discovered that the Konsole terminal emulator insecurely handled the telnet URI scheme, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code in some configurations

Summary

Dennis Dast discovered that the Konsole terminal emulator insecurely
handled the telnet URI scheme, which could result in the execution
of arbitrary code in some configurations.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 4:22.12.3-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your konsole packages.

For the detailed security status of konsole please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/konsole

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: konsole
CVE ID: CVE-2025-49091

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