Debian dla-4812 : libio-compress-perl - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 362496

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4812 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4812-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Arnaud Rebillout October 02, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : libio-compress-perl Version : 2.204-1+deb12u1 CVE ID : CVE-2025-15649 CVE-2026-48959 CVE-2026-48962 Debian Bug : 1138051 1138055 1146065

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in libio-compress-perl, a Perl library to allow reading and writing of compressed data.

CVE-2025-15649

Uncaught exception when parsing zip header with malformed DOS date.

CVE-2026-48959

CPU exhaustion via per-byte read loop in fastForward.

CVE-2026-48962

Arbitrary code in File::GlobMapper via an attacker-controlled output glob.

For Debian 12 bookworm, these problems have been fixed in version 2.204-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libio-compress-perl packages.

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

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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 libio-compress-perl packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 362496

File Name: debian_DLA-4812.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

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: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-48962

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libio-compress-perl

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: 10/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-15649, CVE-2026-48959, CVE-2026-48962

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