Debian dsa-6517 : libnode-dev - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 350783

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-6517 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6517-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff September 26, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : nodejs CVE ID : CVE-2026-48617 CVE-2026-48618 CVE-2026-48619 CVE-2026-48928 CVE-2026-48930 CVE-2026-48931 CVE-2026-48933 CVE-2026-48934 CVE-2026-48935 CVE-2026-48937 CVE-2026-56846 CVE-2026-56847 CVE-2026-56848 CVE-2026-56850 CVE-2026-58039

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Node.js, which could result in denial of service, permission model bypass, incorrect certificate validation or information disclosure.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your nodejs packages.

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

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 libnode-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 350783

File Name: debian_DSA-6517.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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.92

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-48930

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libnode-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libnode115, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nodejs-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nodejs

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-48617, CVE-2026-48618, CVE-2026-48619, CVE-2026-48928, CVE-2026-48930, CVE-2026-48931, CVE-2026-48933, CVE-2026-48934, CVE-2026-48935, CVE-2026-48937, CVE-2026-56846, CVE-2026-56847, CVE-2026-56848, CVE-2026-56850, CVE-2026-58039

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