Debian dsa-5935 : chromium - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 237757

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5935 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5935-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Andres Salomon June 04, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : chromium CVE ID : CVE-2025-5068 CVE-2025-5419

Security issues were discovered in Chromium which could result in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information disclosure. Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2025-5419 exists in the wild.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 137.0.7151.68-1~deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your chromium packages.

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

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: [email protected]

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.

Solution

Upgrade the chromium packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237757

File Name: debian_DSA-5935.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/4/2025

Updated: 6/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-5419

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-l10n, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-shell, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-headless-shell, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-sandbox, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-driver

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/4/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-5068, CVE-2025-5419

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