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SUSE: Openssh Moderate Code Exec Risk CVE-2025-61984 Advisory 2025:4097-1

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Calendar Grey November 14, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical security patch for SUSE’s openssh addresses code execution risk reducing system vulnerabilities promptly.
* bsc#1251198 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-61984

Summary

## 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) ## 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 Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-4097=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-4097=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * openssh-fips-7.2p2-81.34.1 * openssh-debuginfo-7.2p2-81.34.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE code execution remote access openssh

References

* bsc#1251198

Cross-

* CVE-2025-61984

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

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61984.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251198

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4097-1
Release Date: 2025-11-14T08:22:41Z
Rating: moderate

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