Mageia 9 OpenSSH Important Code Execution Risks MGASA-2026-0059
mageia
March 19, 2026
MGASA-2026-0059 - Updated openssh packages fix security vulnerabilities
Summary
Description:
ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows control characters in usernames that
originate from certain possibly untrusted sources, potentially leading
to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used. The untrusted sources are
the command line and %-sequence expansion of a configuration file.
(CVE-2025-61984)
ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows the '\0' character in an ssh:// URI,
potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used.
(CVE-2025-61985)
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35202
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8090-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-61984
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-61985
Topics Covered
Resolution
SRPMS
- 9/core/openssh-9.3p1-2.6.mga9
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Publication date: 19 Mar 2026
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0059.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2025-61984,
CVE-2025-61985
Topics Covered
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