Debian dsa-6457 : openjdk-21-dbg - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 338787

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-6457 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6457-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff August 21, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : openjdk-21 CVE ID : CVE-2026-60589 CVE-2026-61308 CVE-2026-70907

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the OpenJDK Java runtime, which may result in denial of service or information disclosure.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 21.0.12.1+1-1~deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your openjdk-21 packages.

For the detailed security status of openjdk-21 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/openjdk-21

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 openjdk-21-dbg packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 338787

File Name: debian_DSA-6457.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/21/2026

Updated: 8/21/2026

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: 3.3

Percentile: 50.82

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-61308

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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:openjdk-21-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openjdk-21-demo, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openjdk-21-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openjdk-21-jdk-headless, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openjdk-21-jdk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openjdk-21-jre-headless, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openjdk-21-jre-zero, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openjdk-21-jre, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openjdk-21-source, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openjdk-21-testsupport

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-2026-60589, CVE-2026-61308, CVE-2026-70907

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