Debian dsa-6216 : opam - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 307613

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-6216 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6216-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff April 17, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : opam CVE ID : CVE-2026-41082

Andrew Nesbitt discovered that .install file directives were insufficiently restricted in OPAM, a package manager for OCaml. This could result in directory traversal out of the package area.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.2-1+deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.0-1+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your opam packages.

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

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 opam packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 307613

File Name: debian_DSA-6216.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/20/2026

Updated: 4/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41082

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:opam, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:opam-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:opam-installer, 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: 4/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41082

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