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Debian dla-4220 : konsole - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 240150

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4220 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4220-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Chris Lamb June 17, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : konsole Version : 4:20.12.3-1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2025-49091 Debian Bug : 1107672

 It was discovered that there was a potential remote code execution vulnerability in konsole, the X terminal emulator of the KDE desktop environmne.t

 This vulnerability could have been exploited when loading URLs from scheme handlers such as a ssh:// or telnet://.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 4:20.12.3-1+deb11u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your konsole packages.

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

 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

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

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

Solution

Upgrade the konsole packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/konsole

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-49091

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/konsole

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 240150

File Name: debian_DLA-4220.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/17/2025

Updated: 6/17/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-49091

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:konsole-kpart, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:konsole

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-49091