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Debian dsa-6247 : golang-github-canonical-lxd-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 312104

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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-6247 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6247-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff May 04, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : lxd CVE ID : CVE-2026-40197 CVE-2026-40251 CVE-2026-41648 CVE-2026-41684 CVE-2026-41685

 Multiple security issues were discovered in LXD, a system container and virtual machine manager, which could result in denial of service.

 For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 5.0.2-5+deb12u6.

 For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u6.

 We recommend that you upgrade your lxd packages.

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

 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 golang-github-canonical-lxd-dev packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-40197

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-40251

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-41648

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-41684

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-41685

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

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 312104

File Name: debian_DSA-6247.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/4/2026

Updated: 5/8/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-40251

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Threat Score: 5.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lxd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lxd-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lxd-tools, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-github-canonical-lxd-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lxd-client, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lxd-migrate, 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: 5/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/4/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-40197, CVE-2026-40251, CVE-2026-41648, CVE-2026-41684, CVE-2026-41685