CVE-2025-49091 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-49091: KDE Konsole before 25.04.2 allows remote code execution in a certain scenario. It supports loading URLs from the scheme handlers such as a ssh:// or telnet:// or rlogin:// URL. This can be executed regardless of whether the ssh, telnet, or rlogin binary is available. In this mode, there is a code pa

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-49091 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

konsole→ fixed in4:20.12.3-1+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y konsole
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

konsole→ fixed in4:22.12.3-1+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y konsole
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

konsole→ fixed in4:25.04.0-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y konsole
```

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