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Debian dsa-5963 : chromium - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 242238

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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-5963 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5963-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Andres Salomon July 17, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : chromium CVE ID : CVE-2025-6558 CVE-2025-7656 CVE-2025-7657

 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-2025-6558 exists in the wild.

 For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 138.0.7204.157-1~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.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-6558

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-7656

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-7657

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/chromium

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 242238

File Name: debian_DSA-5963.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/17/2025

Updated: 7/17/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-7657

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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:U/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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-6558, CVE-2025-7656, CVE-2025-7657