The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6305 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-6305-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso     May 28, 2026                          https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : linux     CVE ID         : CVE-2026-43494

    Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may     lead to a local privilege escalation.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in     version 6.12.90-2.

    We recommend that you upgrade your linux packages.

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

    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: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

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.

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Debian dsa-6305 : ata-modules-6.12.90+deb13-armmp-di - security update

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