Debian dsa-6192 : chromium - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 304866

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-6192 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6192-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Andres Salomon April 02, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : chromium CVE ID : CVE-2026-5272 CVE-2026-5273 CVE-2026-5274 CVE-2026-5275 CVE-2026-5276 CVE-2026-5277 CVE-2026-5278 CVE-2026-5279 CVE-2026-5280 CVE-2026-5281 CVE-2026-5282 CVE-2026-5283 CVE-2026-5284 CVE-2026-5285 CVE-2026-5286 CVE-2026-5287 CVE-2026-5288 CVE-2026-5289 CVE-2026-5290 CVE-2026-5291 CVE-2026-5292

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 146.0.7680.177-1~deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 146.0.7680.177-1~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: High

ID: 304866

File Name: debian_DSA-6192.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/4/2026

Updated: 4/4/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-5282

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/31/2026

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 4/15/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-5272, CVE-2026-5273, CVE-2026-5274, CVE-2026-5275, CVE-2026-5276, CVE-2026-5277, CVE-2026-5278, CVE-2026-5279, CVE-2026-5280, CVE-2026-5281, CVE-2026-5282, CVE-2026-5283, CVE-2026-5284, CVE-2026-5285, CVE-2026-5286, CVE-2026-5287, CVE-2026-5288, CVE-2026-5289, CVE-2026-5290, CVE-2026-5291, CVE-2026-5292

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