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Debian dsa-6441 : python3-httplib2 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 335345

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-6441 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6441-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 14, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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 Package : python-httplib2 CVE ID : CVE-2026-59939

 A flaw was discovered in python-httplib2, a comprehensive Python HTTP client library. Unbounded decompression of HTTP response bodies encoded with gzip or deflate Content-Encoding could result in denial of service.

 For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 0.22.0-1+deb13u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your python-httplib2 packages.

 For the detailed security status of python-httplib2 please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/python-httplib2

 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 python3-httplib2 packages.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/python-httplib2

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-59939

http://www.nessus.org/u?fae622b6

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 335345

File Name: debian_DSA-6441.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/14/2026

Updated: 8/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.74

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-59939

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-httplib2

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: 8/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-59939