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Debian 11: DLA-4220-1 critical: konsole remote code execution

debian lts
Calendar Grey June 17, 2025
Dist Debian Esm H88
Important patch for terminal emulator to address remote execution flaw in Debian LTS. Update is highly advised for enhanced protection.
It was discovered that there was a potential remote code execution vulnerability in konsole, the X terminal emulator of the KDE desktop environmne.t
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Summary

This vulnerability could have been exploited when loading URLs from
scheme handlers such as a "ssh://" or "telnet://".

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version
4:20.12.3-1+deb11u1.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS



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Package: konsole
Version: 4:20.12.3-1+deb11u1
CVE ID: CVE-2025-49091
Debian Bug: 1107672

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