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Debian dsa-5946 : gdk-pixbuf-tests - security update

low Nessus Plugin ID 240232

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5946 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5946-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff June 22, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : gdk-pixbuf CVE ID : CVE-2025-6199

 It was discovered that incorrect bounds validation in the GIF decoder of the GDK Pixbuf library may result in memory disclosure.

 For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 2.42.10+dfsg-1+deb12u2.

 We recommend that you upgrade your gdk-pixbuf packages.

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

 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 this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the gdk-pixbuf-tests packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/gdk-pixbuf

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-6199

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/gdk-pixbuf

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 240232

File Name: debian_DSA-5946.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/22/2025

Updated: 6/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-6199

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgdk-pixbuf2.0-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gdk-pixbuf-tests, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgdk-pixbuf2.0-bin

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-6199