In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: agp/amd64: Fix broken error propagation in agp_amd64_probe() A NULL pointer dereference was observed in the AMD64 AGP driver when running in a virtualized environment (e.g. qemu/kvm) without a physical AMD northbridge. The crash occurs in amd64_fetch_size() when attempting to dereference the pointer returned by node_to_amd_nb(0). The root cause of this crash is broken error propagation in agp_amd64_probe(): When no AMD northbridges are found, cache_nbs() correctly returns -ENODEV. However, the probe function erroneously checks the return value against exactly -1, rather than < 0. As a result, the hardware absence error is masked, allowing the driver to improperly proceed with initialization. It eventually calls agp_add_bridge(), which invokes amd64_fetch_size(). Since the hardware does not exist, node_to_amd_nb(0) returns NULL, leading to a General Protection Fault (GPF) when accessing its ->misc member. Fix the issue by correcting the error check in agp_amd64_probe() to abort properly when cache_nbs() returns any negative error code. This prevents the driver from erroneously proceeding without hardware, thereby avoiding the subsequent NULL pointer dereference at its source.

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4688 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4688-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                        Ben Hutchings     July 18, 2026                                 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : linux     Version        : 6.1.177-1     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-23131 CVE-2026-23272 CVE-2026-23278 CVE-2026-23302                      CVE-2026-31451 CVE-2026-46252 CVE-2026-52928 CVE-2026-53138                      CVE-2026-53139 CVE-2026-53157 CVE-2026-53158 CVE-2026-53163                      CVE-2026-53167 CVE-2026-53325 CVE-2026-53327 CVE-2026-53359                      CVE-2026-53362 CVE-2026-53366     Debian Bug     : 1130365

    Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that     may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information     leaks.

    For Debian 12 bookworm, these problems have been fixed in version     6.1.177-1.  This version additionally updates the Microsoft Azure     Network Adapter (mana) driver, and includes many more bug fixes from     stable update 6.1.177.

    We recommend that you upgrade your linux packages.

    For the detailed security status of linux please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/linux

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update of the linux package has been released.

The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6381 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-6381-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso     July 05, 2026                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package        : linux     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-23131 CVE-2026-31419 CVE-2026-31732 CVE-2026-43010                      CVE-2026-43216 CVE-2026-43355 CVE-2026-46054 CVE-2026-46242                      CVE-2026-46252 CVE-2026-52975 CVE-2026-53070 CVE-2026-53101                      CVE-2026-53139 CVE-2026-53142 CVE-2026-53151 CVE-2026-53157                      CVE-2026-53163 CVE-2026-53167 CVE-2026-53179 CVE-2026-53325                      CVE-2026-53327 CVE-2026-53341 CVE-2026-53359 CVE-2026-53361                      CVE-2026-53362     Debian Bug     : 1136179 1139686

    Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that     may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information     leaks.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in     version 6.12.95-1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your linux packages.

    For the detailed security status of linux please refer to its security     tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/linux

    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

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - agp/amd64: Fix broken error propagation in agp_amd64_probe() A NULL pointer dereference was observed in     the AMD64 AGP driver when running in a virtualized environment (e.g. qemu/kvm) without a physical AMD     northbridge. The crash occurs in amd64_fetch_size() when attempting to dereference the pointer returned by     node_to_amd_nb(0). The root cause of this crash is broken error propagation in agp_amd64_probe(): When no     AMD northbridges are found, cache_nbs() correctly returns -ENODEV. However, the probe function erroneously     checks the return value against exactly -1, rather than < 0. As a result, the hardware absence error is     masked, allowing the driver to improperly proceed with initialization. It eventually calls     agp_add_bridge(), which invokes amd64_fetch_size(). Since the hardware does not exist, node_to_amd_nb(0)     returns NULL, leading to a General Protection Fault (GPF) when accessing its ->misc member. Fix the issue     by correcting the error check in agp_amd64_probe() to abort properly when cache_nbs() returns any negative     error code. This prevents the driver from erroneously proceeding without hardware, thereby avoiding the     subsequent NULL pointer dereference at its source. (CVE-2026-53325)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
327788	Debian dla-4688 : ata-modules-6.1.0-48-armmp-di - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
326306	Photon OS 4.0: Linux PHSA-2026-4.0-1054	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
325146	Debian dsa-6381 : ata-modules-6.12.90+deb13-armmp-di - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
323666	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-53325	Nessus	Misc.	medium

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