Debian dsa-6271 : gsasl - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 314705

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-6271 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6271-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff May 14, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : gsasl CVE ID : not yet available

It was discovered that missing input sanitising in the DIGEST-MD5 parser of the GNU SASL library could result in denial of service.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.0-1+deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.2-1.1+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your gsasl packages.

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

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 gsasl packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 314705

File Name: debian_DSA-6271.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/14/2026

Updated: 5/14/2026

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gsasl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gsasl-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gsasl-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgsasl-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgsasl7-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgsasl18

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2026

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