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Debian dla-4846 : git-lfs - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 369498

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4846 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4846-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Sylvain Beucler October 21, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : git-lfs Version : 3.3.0-1+deb12u2 CVE ID : CVE-2025-26625 Debian Bug : 1118339

 It was discovered that Git LFS, a Git extension for versioning large files, incorrectly handled symbolic links. An attacker, through a malicious Git repository, could write files outside of the victim's working tree or bare repository, leading to remote command execution.

 For Debian 12 bookworm, this problem has been fixed in version 3.3.0-1+deb12u2.

 We recommend that you upgrade your git-lfs packages.

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

 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 git-lfs packages.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/git-lfs

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-26625

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/git-lfs

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 369498

File Name: debian_DLA-4846.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/21/2026

Updated: 10/22/2026

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: 4.3

Percentile: 53.59

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-26625

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Threat Score: 6.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:git-lfs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-github-git-lfs-git-lfs-dev

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-26625