Debian dsa-6262 : liblcms2-2 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 313713

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-6262 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6262-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff May 10, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : lcms2 CVE ID : CVE-2026-41254 CVE-2026-42798

Two integer overflows were discovered in the LittleCMS 2 colour management library.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 2.14-2+deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.16-2+deb13u2.

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 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 liblcms2-2 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 313713

File Name: debian_DSA-6262.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/10/2026

Updated: 5/10/2026

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: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:liblcms2-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:liblcms2-utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:liblcms2-2, 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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41254, CVE-2026-42798

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