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Debian dla-4704 : libraw-bin - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 330523

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4704 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4704-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Guilhem Moulin July 29, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : libraw Version : 0.20.2-1+deb11u3 0.20.2-2.1+deb12u2 CVE ID : CVE-2026-5342 CVE-2026-20884 CVE-2026-20889 CVE-2026-21413 CVE-2026-24660 Debian Bug : 1132655 1133845

 Multiple vulnerabilities were found in libraw, a raw image decoder library, which could lead to application crash, information disclosure or data corruption.

 CVE-2026-5342

 Biniam F. Demissie discovered an out-of-bounds read in the decoder routine for RAW image files from Nikon digital cameras.

 CVE-2026-20884

 Francesco Benvenuto discovered an integer overflow vulnerability in the decoder routine for deflate-compressed floating-point DNG RAW files, which may lead to heap buffer overflow via specially crafted input file.

 CVE-2026-20889

 Francesco Benvenuto discovered a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the thumbnail extraction routine for RAW image files from Sigma/Foveon X3F digital cameras.

 CVE-2026-21413

 Francesco Benvenuto discovered a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the lossless JPEG decoder used for processing compressed RAW data from various camera formats.

 CVE-2026-24660

 Francesco Benvenuto discovered a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Huffman decompression routine for RAW image files from Sigma/Foveon X3F digital cameras.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 0.20.2-1+deb11u3.

 For Debian 12 bookworm, these problems have been fixed in version 0.20.2-2.1+deb12u2.

 We recommend that you upgrade your libraw packages.

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

 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 these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libraw-bin packages.

See Also

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

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-20884

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-20889

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-21413

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-24660

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-5342

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 330523

File Name: debian_DLA-4704.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/29/2026

Updated: 7/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.97

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-5342

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-24660

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 5.5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libraw-bin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libraw-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libraw-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libraw20

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: 7/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/2/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-20884, CVE-2026-20889, CVE-2026-21413, CVE-2026-24660, CVE-2026-5342

IAVA: 2026-A-0298