Debian dsa-6478 : python3-starlette - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 341609

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6478 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6478-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 30, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : starlette CVE ID : CVE-2026-48817 CVE-2026-54282 CVE-2026-54283 Debian Bug : 1140631 1140632

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in starlette, a lightweight ASGI framework/toolkit, which could result in bypass of authorization checks or denial of service.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 0.46.1-3+deb13u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your starlette packages.

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

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 python3-starlette packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 341609

File Name: debian_DSA-6478.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/30/2026

Updated: 8/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.71

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-54282

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:python3-starlette

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-48817, CVE-2026-54282, CVE-2026-54283

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