Debian dla-4825 : suricata-update - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 363374

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4825 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4825-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz October 06, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : suricata-update Version : 1.2.7-1+deb12u1 CVE ID : CVE-2026-63347

Guillem Lefait discovered a path traversal attack in suricata-update, a tool for updating Suricata rules, which allowed malformed rules to overwrite files on the system.

For Debian 12 bookworm, this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.7-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your suricata-update packages.

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

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 this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the suricata-update packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 363374

File Name: debian_DLA-4825.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/6/2026

Updated: 10/6/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.65

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-63347

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:suricata-update

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/6/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-63347

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