Debian dsa-6100 : chromium - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 284795

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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-6100 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6100-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Andres Salomon January 14, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : chromium CVE ID : CVE-2026-0899 CVE-2026-0900 CVE-2026-0901 CVE-2026-0902 CVE-2026-0903 CVE-2026-0904 CVE-2026-0905 CVE-2026-0906 CVE-2026-0907 CVE-2026-0908

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 144.0.7559.59-1~deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 144.0.7559.59-1~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: Critical

ID: 284795

File Name: debian_DSA-6100.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/15/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

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-2026-0908

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:chromium-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-l10n, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-shell, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-headless-shell, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-sandbox, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-driver, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-0899, CVE-2026-0900, CVE-2026-0901, CVE-2026-0902, CVE-2026-0903, CVE-2026-0904, CVE-2026-0905, CVE-2026-0906, CVE-2026-0907, CVE-2026-0908

IAVA: 2026-A-0053

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