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Debian: kdeconnect Critical Impersonation Threat DSA-6063-1 CVE-2025-66270

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Calendar Grey November 26, 2025
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Missing device ID validation in KDE Connect allows impersonation attacks; updates for Debian trixie available.
It was discovered that missing validation of the device ID during handshakes in KDE Connect, a tool to integrate smart phones to a desktop, could allow an attacker to impersonate a...

Summary

The oldstable distribution (bookworm) is not affected.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 25.04.2-1+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your kdeconnect packages.

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

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: kdeconnect
CVE ID: CVE-2025-66270

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