Debian dsa-6273 : chromium - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 314979

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-6273 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6273-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Andres Salomon May 15, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : chromium CVE ID : CVE-2026-8509 CVE-2026-8510 CVE-2026-8511 CVE-2026-8512 CVE-2026-8513 CVE-2026-8514 CVE-2026-8515 CVE-2026-8516 CVE-2026-8517 CVE-2026-8518 CVE-2026-8519 CVE-2026-8520 CVE-2026-8521 CVE-2026-8522 CVE-2026-8523 CVE-2026-8524 CVE-2026-8525 CVE-2026-8526 CVE-2026-8527 CVE-2026-8528 CVE-2026-8529 CVE-2026-8530 CVE-2026-8531 CVE-2026-8532 CVE-2026-8533 CVE-2026-8534 CVE-2026-8535 CVE-2026-8536 CVE-2026-8537 CVE-2026-8538 CVE-2026-8539 CVE-2026-8540 CVE-2026-8541 CVE-2026-8542 CVE-2026-8543 CVE-2026-8544 CVE-2026-8545 CVE-2026-8546 CVE-2026-8547 CVE-2026-8548 CVE-2026-8549 CVE-2026-8550 CVE-2026-8551 CVE-2026-8552 CVE-2026-8553 CVE-2026-8554 CVE-2026-8555 CVE-2026-8556 CVE-2026-8557 CVE-2026-8558 CVE-2026-8559 CVE-2026-8560 CVE-2026-8561 CVE-2026-8562 CVE-2026-8563 CVE-2026-8564 CVE-2026-8565 CVE-2026-8566 CVE-2026-8567 CVE-2026-8568 CVE-2026-8569 CVE-2026-8570 CVE-2026-8571 CVE-2026-8572 CVE-2026-8573 CVE-2026-8574 CVE-2026-8575 CVE-2026-8576 CVE-2026-8577 CVE-2026-8578 CVE-2026-8579 CVE-2026-8580 CVE-2026-8581 CVE-2026-8582 CVE-2026-8583 CVE-2026-8584 CVE-2026-8585 CVE-2026-8586 CVE-2026-8587

Security issues were discovered in Chromium which could result in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information disclosure.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 148.0.7778.167-1~deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 148.0.7778.167-1~deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your chromium packages.

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

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 chromium packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 314979

File Name: debian_DSA-6273.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/15/2026

Updated: 5/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-8587

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-8580

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-l10n, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-shell, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-headless-shell, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-sandbox, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-driver, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-8509, CVE-2026-8510, CVE-2026-8511, CVE-2026-8512, CVE-2026-8513, CVE-2026-8514, CVE-2026-8515, CVE-2026-8516, CVE-2026-8517, CVE-2026-8518, CVE-2026-8519, CVE-2026-8520, CVE-2026-8521, CVE-2026-8522, CVE-2026-8523, CVE-2026-8524, CVE-2026-8525, CVE-2026-8526, CVE-2026-8527, CVE-2026-8528, CVE-2026-8529, CVE-2026-8530, CVE-2026-8531, CVE-2026-8532, CVE-2026-8533, CVE-2026-8534, CVE-2026-8535, CVE-2026-8536, CVE-2026-8537, CVE-2026-8538, CVE-2026-8539, CVE-2026-8540, CVE-2026-8541, CVE-2026-8542, CVE-2026-8543, CVE-2026-8544, CVE-2026-8545, CVE-2026-8546, CVE-2026-8547, CVE-2026-8548, CVE-2026-8549, CVE-2026-8550, CVE-2026-8551, CVE-2026-8552, CVE-2026-8553, CVE-2026-8554, CVE-2026-8555, CVE-2026-8556, CVE-2026-8557, CVE-2026-8558, CVE-2026-8559, CVE-2026-8560, CVE-2026-8561, CVE-2026-8562, CVE-2026-8563, CVE-2026-8564, CVE-2026-8565, CVE-2026-8566, CVE-2026-8567, CVE-2026-8568, CVE-2026-8569, CVE-2026-8570, CVE-2026-8571, CVE-2026-8572, CVE-2026-8573, CVE-2026-8574, CVE-2026-8575, CVE-2026-8576, CVE-2026-8577, CVE-2026-8578, CVE-2026-8579, CVE-2026-8580, CVE-2026-8581, CVE-2026-8582, CVE-2026-8583, CVE-2026-8584, CVE-2026-8585, CVE-2026-8586, CVE-2026-8587

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