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Debian dsa-6432 : flatpak - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 334972

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-6432 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6432-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff August 12, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : flatpak CVE ID : not yet available

 Multiple security vulnerabilities were discovered in Flatpak, an application deployment framework for desktop apps, which could result in local privilege escalation, sandbox escape or information disclosure.

 For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.16.6-1~deb13u2.

 We recommend that you upgrade your flatpak packages.

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

 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 flatpak packages.

See Also

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

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 334972

File Name: debian_DSA-6432.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/12/2026

Updated: 8/12/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:flatpak-tests, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:flatpak, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-flatpak-1.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libflatpak-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libflatpak-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libflatpak0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2026