Detections
Analytics

Debian dsa-6193 : inetutils-ftp - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 304942

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6193 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6193-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso April 03, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : inetutils CVE ID : CVE-2026-32746 CVE-2026-32772 Debian Bug : 1130741 1130742

 Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the inetutils implementation of telnetd and telnet, which may result in privilege escalation or information disclosure.

 For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 2:2.4-2+deb12u3.

 For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 2:2.6-3+deb13u3.

 We recommend that you upgrade your inetutils packages.

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

 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 inetutils-ftp packages.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/inetutils

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/inetutils

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-32746

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-32772

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 304942

File Name: debian_DSA-6193.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/5/2026

Updated: 4/6/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32746

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-ftpd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-inetd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-ping, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-syslogd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-talk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-talkd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-telnetd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-ftp, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-telnet, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-tools, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-traceroute, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:telnet, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:telnetd

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: 4/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-32746, CVE-2026-32772