Debian dsa-6180 : ruby-rack - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 303893

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 12 / 13 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6180 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6180-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff March 26, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : ruby-rack CVE ID : CVE-2026-22860 CVE-2026-25500

Two security issues (cross-site scripting and directory traversal) were found in Rack, an interface for developing web applications in Ruby.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.22-0+deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.1.20-0+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ruby-rack packages.

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

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 ruby-rack packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 303893

File Name: debian_DSA-6180.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/26/2026

Updated: 3/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-22860

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby-rack, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0

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: 3/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-22860, CVE-2026-25500

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