Debian dla-4596 : evince - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 316544

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4596 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4596-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Andreas Henriksson May 22, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : evince Version : 3.38.2-1+deb11u1 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 Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 3.38.2-1+deb11u1.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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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: 316544

File Name: debian_DLA-4596.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: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libevince-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libevview3-3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-evince-3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:evince, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libevdocument3-4, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:evince-common

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: 5/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-46529

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