Debian dsa-6292 : haveged - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 316543

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-6292 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6292-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso May 22, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : haveged CVE ID : CVE-2026-41054 Debian Bug : 1137096

Dirk Mueller discovered that a flaw in the function performing a credential check on the command socket of haveged, a userspace entropy daemon, may result in local privilege escalation.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1.9.14-1+deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.9.19-12+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your haveged packages.

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

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 haveged packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 316543

File Name: debian_DSA-6292.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/25/2026

Updated: 5/25/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41054

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:haveged, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libhavege-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libhavege2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:haveged-udeb, 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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41054

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