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Posted on 19 December 2025
Debian Security Advisory- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-6086-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
December 19, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : dropbear
CVE ID : CVE-2025-14282
"Turistu" discovered that incorrect permission handling in the Dropbear
SSH server could result in privilege escalation.
The oldstable distribution (bookworm) is not affected.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2025.89-1~deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your dropbear packages.
For the detailed security status of dropbear please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/dropbear
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/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
