Debian dsa-6345 : libgd-perl - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 321130

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6345 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6345-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso June 15, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : libgd-perl CVE ID : CVE-2026-11526

A flaw was discovered in libgd-perl, a Perl module wrapper for libgd, which may result in the execution of arbitrary shell commands or file overwrite when processing specially crafted file names.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.78-1+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libgd-perl packages.

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

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 libgd-perl packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 321130

File Name: debian_DSA-6345.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/15/2026

Updated: 6/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-11526

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgd-perl, 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: 6/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-11526

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