Debian dsa-6444 : neutron-api - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 335915

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-6444 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6444-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff August 16, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : neutron CVE ID : CVE-2026-55707

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in Neutron, the OpenStack virtual network service, which could result in incorrect validation of API permissions.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 2:26.0.3-0+deb13u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your neutron packages.

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

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 neutron-api packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 335915

File Name: debian_DSA-6444.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/16/2026

Updated: 8/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-55707

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Threat Score: 5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-api, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-dhcp-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-l3-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-linuxbridge-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-macvtap-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-metadata-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-metering-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-openvswitch-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-ovn-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-ovn-maintenance-worker, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-ovn-metadata-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-periodic-workers, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-plugin-nec-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-rpc-server, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-server, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-services-server, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:neutron-sriov-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-neutron

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-55707

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