Debian dsa-6142 : gegl - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 299634

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-6142 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6142-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso February 19, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : gegl CVE ID : CVE-2026-2049 CVE-2026-2050

A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the RGBE/HDR parser of GEGL, a graph-based image processing library, which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if malformed files are processed.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1:0.4.42-2+deb12u2.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:0.4.62-2+deb13u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your gegl packages.

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

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 gegl packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 299634

File Name: debian_DSA-6142.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/19/2026

Updated: 2/19/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

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-2026-2050

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:gir1.2-gegl-0.4, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgegl-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gegl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgegl-0.4-0t64, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgegl-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgegl-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgegl-0.4-0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-2049, CVE-2026-2050

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