Debian dsa-6518 : golang-github-lxc-incus-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 350781

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-6518 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6518-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff September 26, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : incus CVE ID : not yet available

Multiple security issues were discovered in Incus, a system container and virtual machine manager, which could result in a bypass of security/authorisation restrictions, guest to host privilege escalation or information disclosure.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 6.0.4-2+deb13u11.

We recommend that you upgrade your incus packages.

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

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 golang-github-lxc-incus-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 350781

File Name: debian_DSA-6518.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/26/2026

Updated: 9/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-github-lxc-incus-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:incus-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:incus-base, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:incus-client, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:incus-extra, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:incus

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2026

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