Debian dsa-6170 : golang-github-snapcore-snapd-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 303079

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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-6170 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6170-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso March 19, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : snapd CVE ID : CVE-2026-3888 Debian Bug : 1131120

The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) discovered a local privilege escalation vulnerability in snapd, a daemon and tooling that enable snap packages. Details can be found in the Qualys advisory at https://cdn2.qualys.com/advisory/2026/03/17/snap-confine-systemd-tmpfiles.txt

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 2.57.6-1+deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.68.3-3+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your snapd packages.

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

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 golang-github-snapcore-snapd-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 303079

File Name: debian_DSA-6170.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/19/2026

Updated: 3/19/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 10.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-3888

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ubuntu-core-launcher, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:snap-confine, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:snapd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-github-snapcore-snapd-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-3888

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