Debian dsa-6032 : request-tracker4 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 271214

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-6032 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6032-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso October 22, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : request-tracker4 CVE ID : CVE-2025-61873

It was discovered that Request Tracker, an extensible trouble-ticket tracking system is prone to a CSV injection via ticket values with special characters that are exported to a TSV from search results.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your request-tracker4 packages.

For the detailed security status of request-tracker4 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/request-tracker4

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 request-tracker4 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 271214

File Name: debian_DSA-6032.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/22/2025

Updated: 10/22/2025

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

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-61873

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:request-tracker4, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rt4-apache2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rt4-clients, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rt4-db-mysql, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rt4-db-sqlite, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rt4-fcgi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rt4-doc-html, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rt4-db-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rt4-standalone, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-61873

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