Debian dsa-6578 : aide - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 370936

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6578 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6578-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso October 22, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : aide CVE ID : not yet available

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in aide, an advanced intrusion detection system, which could allow a local user to bypass the detection of malicious files.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 0.19.1-2+deb13u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your aide packages.

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

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

Solution

Upgrade the aide packages.

See Also

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

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 370936

File Name: debian_DSA-6578.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/22/2026

Updated: 10/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:aide-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:aide-dynamic, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:aide

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2026