Debian dsa-6531 : libcrypto3-udeb - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 351475

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-6531 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6531-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso September 30, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : openssl CVE ID : CVE-2026-35189 CVE-2026-35191 CVE-2026-42772 CVE-2026-54872 CVE-2026-54873 CVE-2026-54875 CVE-2026-72897 CVE-2026-75804 CVE-2026-75805 CVE-2026-75806 CVE-2026-77696 CVE-2026-84782 CVE-2026-84784

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSL, a Secure Sockets Layer toolkit, which could result in denial of service, information disclosure or potentially recovery of private keys.

Additional details can be found in the upstream advisories:
https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20260929.txt

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.5.7-1~deb13u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your openssl packages.

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

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 libcrypto3-udeb packages.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/openssl

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-35189

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-35191

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-42772

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54872

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54873

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54875

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-72897

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-75804

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-75805

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-75806

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-77696

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-84782

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-84784

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/openssl

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 351475

File Name: debian_DSA-6531.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/30/2026

Updated: 9/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

Percentile: 96.31

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-84782

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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:libcrypto3-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libssl-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libssl-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libssl3-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libssl3t64, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openssl-provider-fips, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openssl-provider-legacy, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openssl

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-35189, CVE-2026-35191, CVE-2026-42772, CVE-2026-54872, CVE-2026-54873, CVE-2026-54875, CVE-2026-72897, CVE-2026-75804, CVE-2026-75805, CVE-2026-75806, CVE-2026-77696, CVE-2026-84782, CVE-2026-84784