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Debian dsa-6314 : python3-swift - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 318110

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6314 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6314-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff May 31, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : swift CVE ID : CVE-2026-49017

 Alistair Coles discovered that the s3api middleware of Swift, a distributed virtual object store, was susceptible to denial of service.

 The oldstable distribution (bookworm) is not affected.

 For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.35.1-0+deb13u2.

 We recommend that you upgrade your swift packages.

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

 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 python3-swift packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/swift

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-49017

https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/swift

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 318110

File Name: debian_DSA-6314.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/1/2026

Updated: 6/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-49017

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Threat Score: 4.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:swift-drive-audit, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:swift, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:swift-proxy, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:swift-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:swift-object, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:swift-account, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:swift-container, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:swift-object-expirer, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-swift, 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: 5/31/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-49017