Debian dla-4878 : chromium - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 374913

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4878 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4878-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort November 02, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : chromium Version : 156.0.8078.73-1~deb12u1 CVE ID : CVE-2026-118304 CVE-2026-118305 CVE-2026-118306 CVE-2026-118307 CVE-2026-118308 CVE-2026-118309 CVE-2026-118310 CVE-2026-118311 CVE-2026-118312 CVE-2026-118313 CVE-2026-118314 CVE-2026-118315 CVE-2026-118316 CVE-2026-118317 CVE-2026-118318 CVE-2026-118319 CVE-2026-118320 CVE-2026-118321 CVE-2026-118322 CVE-2026-118327 CVE-2026-118328 CVE-2026-118329 CVE-2026-118330 CVE-2026-118331 CVE-2026-118332 CVE-2026-118333 CVE-2026-118334 CVE-2026-118335 CVE-2026-118336 CVE-2026-118337 CVE-2026-118338 CVE-2026-118339 CVE-2026-118340 CVE-2026-118341 CVE-2026-118342 CVE-2026-118343 CVE-2026-118344 CVE-2026-118345 CVE-2026-118346 CVE-2026-118347 CVE-2026-118348 CVE-2026-118349 CVE-2026-118350 CVE-2026-118351 CVE-2026-118352 CVE-2026-118353 CVE-2026-118354 CVE-2026-118355 CVE-2026-118356 CVE-2026-118357 CVE-2026-118358 CVE-2026-118359

Security issues were discovered in Chromium which could result in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information disclosure.

For Debian 12 bookworm, these problems have been fixed in version 156.0.8078.73-1~deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your chromium packages.

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

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 chromium packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 374913

File Name: debian_DLA-4878.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/2/2026

Updated: 11/2/2026

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: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.11

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-118337

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

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:chromium-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-driver, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-headless-shell, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-l10n, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-sandbox, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-shell, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-118304, CVE-2026-118305, CVE-2026-118306, CVE-2026-118307, CVE-2026-118308, CVE-2026-118309, CVE-2026-118310, CVE-2026-118311, CVE-2026-118312, CVE-2026-118313, CVE-2026-118314, CVE-2026-118315, CVE-2026-118316, CVE-2026-118317, CVE-2026-118318, CVE-2026-118319, CVE-2026-118320, CVE-2026-118321, CVE-2026-118322, CVE-2026-118327, CVE-2026-118328, CVE-2026-118329, CVE-2026-118330, CVE-2026-118331, CVE-2026-118332, CVE-2026-118333, CVE-2026-118334, CVE-2026-118335, CVE-2026-118336, CVE-2026-118337, CVE-2026-118338, CVE-2026-118339, CVE-2026-118340, CVE-2026-118341, CVE-2026-118342, CVE-2026-118343, CVE-2026-118344, CVE-2026-118345, CVE-2026-118346, CVE-2026-118347, CVE-2026-118348, CVE-2026-118349, CVE-2026-118350, CVE-2026-118351, CVE-2026-118352, CVE-2026-118353, CVE-2026-118354, CVE-2026-118355, CVE-2026-118356, CVE-2026-118357, CVE-2026-118358, CVE-2026-118359

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