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Debian dla-4845 : ca-certificates - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 372636

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-4845 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4845-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso October 20, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : ca-certificates Version : 20250419~deb12u2 Debian Bug : 1151413

 It was discovered that several eMudhra intermediate CA certificates have been compromised. Updated ca-certificate packages are provided to remove the emSign ECC Root CA - G3 and Comodo AAA Services root certificates.

 For Debian 12 bookworm, this problem has been fixed in version 20250419~deb12u2.

 We recommend that you upgrade your ca-certificates packages.

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

 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 ca-certificates packages.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/ca-certificates

http://www.nessus.org/u?c9932d96

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 372636

File Name: debian_DLA-4845.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/27/2026

Updated: 10/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ca-certificates-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ca-certificates

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/20/2026