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Debian dsa-6442 : bsdextrautils - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 335429

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-6442 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6442-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 14, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : util-linux CVE ID : CVE-2026-13595 CVE-2026-27456 CVE-2026-53612 CVE-2026-53613 CVE-2026-53614 Debian Bug : 1140194 1140195 1140196

 Several vulnerabilities were discovered in util-linux which could result in privilege escalation.

 For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 2.41.5-0+deb13u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your util-linux packages.

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

 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 bsdextrautils packages.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/util-linux

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-13595

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-27456

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-53612

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-53613

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-53614

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/util-linux

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 335429

File Name: debian_DSA-6442.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/14/2026

Updated: 8/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6

Percentile: 96.69

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.5

Temporal Score: 3.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-13595

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:bsdextrautils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bsdutils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:eject-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:eject, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fdisk-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fdisk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lastlog2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libblkid-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libblkid1-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libblkid1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfdisk-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfdisk1-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfdisk1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:liblastlog2-2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:liblastlog2-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmount-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmount1-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmount1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpam-lastlog2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsmartcols-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsmartcols1-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsmartcols1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libuuid1-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libuuid1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:login, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mount, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rfkill, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:util-linux-extra, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:util-linux-locales, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:util-linux-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:util-linux, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:uuid-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:uuid-runtime

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: 4/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-13595, CVE-2026-27456, CVE-2026-53612, CVE-2026-53613, CVE-2026-53614

IAVA: 2026-A-0384