Debian dla-4899 : libparted-dev - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 379895

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-4899 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4899-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Carlos Henrique Lima Melara November 12, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : parted Version : 3.5-3+deb12u1 CVE ID : CVE-2026-89085 CVE-2026-89088 Debian Bug : 1148169

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in parted, a disk partition manipulator tool, which could cause denial of service.

For Debian 12 bookworm, these problems have been fixed in version 3.5-3+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your parted packages.

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

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:
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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 libparted-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 379895

File Name: debian_DLA-4899.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/12/2026

Updated: 11/12/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.9

Percentile: 52.51

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-89088

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-89085

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libparted-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libparted-fs-resize0-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libparted-fs-resize0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libparted-i18n, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libparted2-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libparted2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:parted-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:parted-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:parted

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-89085, CVE-2026-89088

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