Debian dla-4632 : atril - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 321272

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4632 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4632-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Andreas Henriksson June 16, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : atril Version : 1.26.0-2+deb12u4 CVE ID : CVE-2026-46529 Debian Bug : 1139874

It was discovered that atril, a simple multi-page document viewer, is prone to a command injection vulnerability if a specially crafted PDF file is opened.

For Debian 12 bookworm, this problem has been fixed in version 1.26.0-2+deb12u4.

For Debian 11 bullseye, see DLA 4597-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your atril packages.

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

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 atril packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46529

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/atril

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/atril

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 321272

File Name: debian_DLA-4632.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/16/2026

Updated: 6/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-46529

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Threat Score: 7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libatrilview-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libatrilview3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libatrildocument3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:atril, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-atrildocument-1.5.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-atrilview-1.5.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:atril-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libatrildocument-dev

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: 6/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-46529