Debian dsa-6308 : nagios4 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 317527

Language:

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-6308 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6308-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff May 28, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : nagios4 CVE ID : not yet available Debian Bug : 1136340

It was discovered that some of the CGI scripts of the Nagios monitoring system were susceptible to cross-site request forgery.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 4.4.6-4+deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 4.4.6-4.1+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your nagios4 packages.

For the detailed security status of nagios4 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/nagios4

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 nagios4 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 317527

File Name: debian_DSA-6308.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/29/2026

Updated: 5/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nagios4-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nagios4, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nagios4-core, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nagios4-cgi, 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: 5/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/28/2026

Detections

Analytics