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Debian dsa-6063 : kdeconnect - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 277294

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6063 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6063-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff November 26, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : kdeconnect CVE ID : CVE-2025-66270

 It was discovered that missing validation of the device ID during handshakes in KDE Connect, a tool to integrate smart phones to a desktop, could allow an attacker to impersonate another device.

 The oldstable distribution (bookworm) is not affected.

 For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 25.04.2-1+deb13u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your kdeconnect packages.

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

 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 kdeconnect packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-66270

https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/kdeconnect

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 277294

File Name: debian_DSA-6063.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/3/2025

Updated: 2/27/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-66270

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kdeconnect, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kdeconnect-libs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qml6-module-org-kde-kdeconnect, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nautilus-kdeconnect

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/26/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/26/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-66270

IAVB: 2025-B-0204