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Debian dsa-6065 : krita - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 277295

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 / 13 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6065 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6065-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff November 27, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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 Package : krita CVE ID : CVE-2025-59820

 It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the TGA parser of Krita, a creative application for raster images, could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code if malformed images are opened.

 For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.1.5+dfsg-2+deb12u1.

 For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.2.9+dfsg-1+deb13u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your krita packages.

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

 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 krita packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-59820

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

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 277295

File Name: debian_DSA-6065.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/3/2025

Updated: 12/3/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 3.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-59820

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:krita, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:krita-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:krita-l10n

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/26/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-59820