| Name | CVE-2025-49091 |
| Description | 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 path where if that binary is not available, Konsole falls back to using /bin/bash for the given arguments (i.e., the URL) provided. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-4220-1, DSA-5945-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 1107672 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| konsole (PTS) | bullseye | 4:20.12.3-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 4:20.12.3-1+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 4:22.12.3-1+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| forky, sid, trixie | 4:25.04.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| konsole | source | bullseye | 4:20.12.3-1+deb11u1 | DLA-4220-1 | ||
| konsole | source | bookworm | 4:22.12.3-1+deb12u1 | DSA-5945-1 | ||
| konsole | source | (unstable) | 4:25.04.0-2 | 1107672 |
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/10/5
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20250609-1.txt
Fixed by: https://invent.kde.org/utilities/konsole/-/commit/09d20dea109050b4c02fb73095f327b5642a2b75 (v25.04.2)