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

medium Nessus Plugin ID 312104

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 312104

File Name: debian_DSA-6247.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/4/2026

Updated: 5/4/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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: 5.7

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lxd-client, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lxd-migrate, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lxd-tools, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-github-canonical-lxd-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lxd-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lxd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 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

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