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Debian dsa-6200 : tor - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 305043

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-6200 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6200-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff April 05, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : tor CVE ID : not yet available

 Two security vulnerabilities (TROVE-2026-004 and TROVE-2025-015) were discovered in Tor, a connection-based low-latency anonymous communication system, which could result in denial of service.

 For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.9.6-0+deb12u1.

 For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.9.6-0+deb13u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your tor packages.

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

 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 tor packages.

See Also

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

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

https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/tor

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 305043

File Name: debian_DSA-6200.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/5/2026

Updated: 4/5/2026

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tor, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tor-geoipdb, 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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/5/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/5/2026