CVE-2025-61984 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-61984: 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. (A configuration f

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-61984 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openssh→ fixed in1:9.2p1-2+deb12u8urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssh
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openssh→ fixed in1:10.0p1-7+deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openssh
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

openssh→ fixed in10.1_p1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade openssh
```

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