Debian dla-4749 : chromium - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 338430

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4749 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4749-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort August 21, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : chromium Version : 151.0.7922.169-1~deb12u1 CVE ID : CVE-2026-76033 CVE-2026-76034 CVE-2026-76035 CVE-2026-76036 CVE-2026-76037 CVE-2026-76038 CVE-2026-76039 CVE-2026-76040 CVE-2026-76041 CVE-2026-76042 CVE-2026-76043 CVE-2026-76044 CVE-2026-76045 CVE-2026-76046 CVE-2026-76047

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

For Debian 12 bookworm, these problems have been fixed in version 151.0.7922.169-1~deb12u1.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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: Critical

ID: 338430

File Name: debian_DLA-4749.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/20/2026

Updated: 8/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.77

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-2026-76047

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-76036

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, 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: 8/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-76033, CVE-2026-76034, CVE-2026-76035, CVE-2026-76036, CVE-2026-76037, CVE-2026-76038, CVE-2026-76039, CVE-2026-76040, CVE-2026-76041, CVE-2026-76042, CVE-2026-76043, CVE-2026-76044, CVE-2026-76045, CVE-2026-76046, CVE-2026-76047

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