CVE-2025-61912 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-61912: python-ldap is a lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) client API for Python. In versions prior to 3.4.5, ldap.dn.escape_dn_chars() escapes \x00 incorrectly by emitting a backslash followed by a literal NUL byte instead of the RFC-4514 hex form \00. Any application that uses this helper to co

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-61912 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-ldap→ fixed in3.4.3-2+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-ldap
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-ldap→ fixed in3.4.4-1+deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-ldap
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

py3-ldap→ fixed in3.4.5-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade py3-ldap

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