Debian dsa-6164 : chromium - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 302011

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-6164 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6164-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Andres Salomon March 12, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : chromium CVE ID : CVE-2026-3913 CVE-2026-3914 CVE-2026-3915 CVE-2026-3916 CVE-2026-3917 CVE-2026-3918 CVE-2026-3919 CVE-2026-3920 CVE-2026-3921 CVE-2026-3922 CVE-2026-3923 CVE-2026-3924 CVE-2026-3925 CVE-2026-3926 CVE-2026-3927 CVE-2026-3928 CVE-2026-3929 CVE-2026-3930 CVE-2026-3931 CVE-2026-3932 CVE-2026-3934 CVE-2026-3935 CVE-2026-3936 CVE-2026-3937 CVE-2026-3938 CVE-2026-3939 CVE-2026-3940 CVE-2026-3941 CVE-2026-3942

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 146.0.7680.71-1~deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 146.0.7680.71-1~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: 302011

File Name: debian_DSA-6164.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/12/2026

Updated: 3/12/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-3936

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-3916

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: 3/12/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-3913, CVE-2026-3914, CVE-2026-3915, CVE-2026-3916, CVE-2026-3917, CVE-2026-3918, CVE-2026-3919, CVE-2026-3920, CVE-2026-3921, CVE-2026-3922, CVE-2026-3923, CVE-2026-3924, CVE-2026-3925, CVE-2026-3926, CVE-2026-3927, CVE-2026-3928, CVE-2026-3929, CVE-2026-3930, CVE-2026-3931, CVE-2026-3932, CVE-2026-3934, CVE-2026-3935, CVE-2026-3936, CVE-2026-3937, CVE-2026-3938, CVE-2026-3939, CVE-2026-3940, CVE-2026-3941, CVE-2026-3942

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