ESB-2026.3479
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2026.3479
openssh security update
10 April 2026
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AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: openssh
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2025-61985 CVE-2026-3497 CVE-2025-61984
Original Bulletin:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00114.html
Comment: CVSS (Max): 6.9 CVE-2026-3497 (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N)
CVSS Source: MITRE, [Canonical Ltd.]
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS (Max): 0.0% (9th) CVE-2026-3497 2026-04-09
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-6204-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
April 09, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : openssh
CVE ID : CVE-2026-3497
Debian Bug : 1130595
Jeremy Brown discovered a flaw in the GSSAPI Key Exchange patch applied
in Debian to OpenSSH, an implementation of the SSH protocol suite,
affecting non-default configurations with the GSSAPIKeyExchange setting
enabled. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to cause a
denial of service, or potentially the execution of arbitrary code.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u9. This update includes fixes for
CVE-2025-61984 and CVE-2025-61985 which were queued for the Debian
bookworm 12.14 point release.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:10.0p1-7+deb13u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your openssh packages.
For the detailed security status of openssh please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/openssh
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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