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Debian dla-4568 : liblcms2-2 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 313109

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4568 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4568-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Chris Lamb May 06, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : lcms2 Version : 2.8-4+deb9u2 CVE ID : CVE-2026-41254 Debian Bug : 1134335

 It was discovered that there was an integer overflow vulnerability in lcms2, aka Little CMS.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 2.8-4+deb9u2.

 We recommend that you upgrade your lcms2 packages.

 For the detailed security status of lcms2 please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/lcms2

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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 liblcms2-2 packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/lcms2

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-41254

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/lcms2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 313109

File Name: debian_DLA-4568.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/7/2026

Updated: 5/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41254

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:liblcms2-2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:liblcms2-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:liblcms2-utils

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: 5/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41254