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Debian dla-4884 : puppet - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 376471

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-4884 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4884-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Santiago Ruano Rincn November 05, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : puppet-agent Version : 7.23.0-1+deb12u1 CVE ID : not yet available

 It was discovered that missing validation of event data in the agent of the Puppet configuration management system could result in code execution on the Puppet server.

 For Debian 12 bookworm, this problem has been fixed in version 7.23.0-1+deb12u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your puppet-agent packages.

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

 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 Attachment:
 signature.asc Description: PGP signature

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 puppet packages.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/puppet-agent

http://www.nessus.org/u?f861cce7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 376471

File Name: debian_DLA-4884.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/5/2026

Updated: 11/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:puppet-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:puppet

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/5/2026