Debian dsa-6286 : evince - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 316044

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-6286 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6286-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso May 21, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : evince CVE ID : CVE-2026-46529

It was discovered that evince, a simple multi-page document viewer, is prone to a command injection vulnerability if a specially crafted PDF file is opened.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 43.1-2+deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 48.1-3+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your evince packages.

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

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 evince packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 316044

File Name: debian_DSA-6286.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/21/2026

Updated: 5/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-46529

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:evince, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:evince-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-evince-3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libevdocument3-4, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libevince-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libevview3-3, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libevdocument3-4t64, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libevview3-3t64

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-46529

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