Debian dsa-6436 : chromium - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 335180

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6436 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6436-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Andres Salomon August 13, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : chromium CVE ID : CVE-2026-19556 CVE-2026-19557 CVE-2026-19558 CVE-2026-19559 CVE-2026-19560

Security issues were discovered in Chromium which could result in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information disclosure.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 151.0.7922.137-1~deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your chromium packages.

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

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

Solution

Upgrade the chromium packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 335180

File Name: debian_DSA-6436.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/13/2026

Updated: 8/13/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.86

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-2026-19560

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-driver, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-headless-shell, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-l10n, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-sandbox, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-shell, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-19556, CVE-2026-19557, CVE-2026-19558, CVE-2026-19559, CVE-2026-19560

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