Debian dsa-6046 : chromium - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 272077

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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-6046 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6046-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Andres Salomon October 30, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : chromium CVE ID : CVE-2025-12036 CVE-2025-12428 CVE-2025-12429 CVE-2025-12430 CVE-2025-12431 CVE-2025-12432 CVE-2025-12433 CVE-2025-12434 CVE-2025-12435 CVE-2025-12436 CVE-2025-12437 CVE-2025-12438 CVE-2025-12439 CVE-2025-12440 CVE-2025-12441 CVE-2025-12443 CVE-2025-12444 CVE-2025-12445 CVE-2025-12446 CVE-2025-12447

Security issues were discovered in Chromium which could result in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information disclosure.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1.

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 272077

File Name: debian_DSA-6046.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/30/2025

Updated: 10/30/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-12438

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-headless-shell, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-l10n, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-driver, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-shell, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-sandbox, 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: 10/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/23/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-12036, CVE-2025-12428, CVE-2025-12429, CVE-2025-12430, CVE-2025-12431, CVE-2025-12432, CVE-2025-12433, CVE-2025-12434, CVE-2025-12435, CVE-2025-12436, CVE-2025-12437, CVE-2025-12438, CVE-2025-12439, CVE-2025-12440, CVE-2025-12441, CVE-2025-12443, CVE-2025-12444, CVE-2025-12445, CVE-2025-12446, CVE-2025-12447

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