Debian dsa-5998 : cups - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 264575

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 / 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5998 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5998-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso September 11, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : cups CVE ID : CVE-2025-58060 CVE-2025-58364

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in cups, the Common UNIX Printing System, which may result in authentication bypass with AuthType Negotiate or in denial of service (daemon crash).

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.2-3+deb12u9.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.10-3+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your cups packages.

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

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 cups packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 264575

File Name: debian_DSA-5998.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/11/2025

Updated: 9/11/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-58060

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-bsd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcups2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcups2-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcupsimage2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcupsimage2-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-daemon, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-server-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcups2t64, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-client, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-ppdc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-core-drivers, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-ipp-utils, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcupsimage2t64

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-58060, CVE-2025-58364

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