Linux · Security advisory · December 17, 2025
RHSA-2025:23481: Security update for 8 packages
RHSA-2025:23481, released December 17, 2025, fixes 2 CVEs across 8 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
Routine
CVEs closed
2
None rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Exploitation more likely
0
Vendor assessment
Highest EPSS
0.0046
40th percentile
Priority of the 2 CVEs
Patch now 0
Urgent 0
High 0
Routine 2
Fixed package versions
| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| openssh | RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-27.el8_10 |
| openssh-askpass | RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-27.el8_10 |
| openssh-cavs | RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-27.el8_10 |
| openssh-clients | RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-27.el8_10 |
| openssh-keycat | RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-27.el8_10 |
| openssh-ldap | RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-27.el8_10 |
| openssh-server | RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-27.el8_10 |
| pam_ssh_agent_auth | RHEL 8 | 0:0.10.3-7.27.el8_10 |
CVEs this fix closes
| Priority | CVE | Title | Impact | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routine | 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 file that provides a complete literal username is not categorized as an untrusted source.) | 5.3 | 0.0046 | None reported | |
| Routine | CVE-2025-61985 | ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows the '\0' character in an ssh:// URI, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used. | 5.3 | 0.0013 | None reported |
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