Debian dla-4726 : ca-certificates - security update
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| nessus | www.nessus.org/u |
| packages | www.packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/ca-certificates |
| packages | www.packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/ca-certificates |
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- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4726-1 [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Bastien Roucaris
August 09, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Package : ca-certificates
Version : 20250419~deb12u1~deb11u1 20250419~deb12u1
Debian Bug : 981663 1023945 1031490 1032916 1050112 1058658 1063093 1067042
ca-certificates a package that contains the certificate authorities
shipped with Mozilla's browser to allow SSL-based applications to check
for the authenticity of SSL connections, was updated
Mozilla certificate authority bundle was updated to version 2.74
The following certificate authorities were added (+):
+ D-TRUST BR Root CA 2 2023
+ D-TRUST EV Root CA 2 2023
+ Telekom Security TLS ECC Root 2020
+ Telekom Security TLS RSA Root 2023
+ FIRMAPROFESIONAL CA ROOT-A WEB
+ TWCA CYBER Root CA
+ SecureSign Root CA12
+ SecureSign Root CA14
+ SecureSign Root CA15
+ Atos TrustedRoot Root CA ECC TLS 2021
+ Atos TrustedRoot Root CA RSA TLS 2021
+ BJCA Global Root CA1
+ BJCA Global Root CA2
+ CommScope Public Trust ECC Root-01
+ CommScope Public Trust ECC Root-02
+ CommScope Public Trust RSA Root-01
+ CommScope Public Trust RSA Root-02
+ Sectigo Public Server Authentication Root E46
+ Sectigo Public Server Authentication Root R46
+ SSL.com TLS ECC Root CA 2022
+ SSL.com TLS RSA Root CA 2022
+ TrustAsia Global Root CA G3
+ TrustAsia Global Root CA G4
The following certificate authorities were removed (-):
- Entrust Root Certification Authority - G4
- SecureSign RootCA11
- Security Communication RootCA3
- SwissSign Silver CA - G2
- Security Communication Root CA (closes: #1063093)
- Autoridad de Certificacion Firmaprofesional CIF A62634068
- E-Tugra Certification Authority (closes: #1032916)
- E-Tugra Global Root CA ECC v3
- E-Tugra Global Root CA RSA v3
- Hongkong Post Root CA 1
- TrustCor ECA-1
- TrustCor RootCert CA-1
- TrustCor RootCert CA-2 (closes: #1023945)
Please note that Debian can neither confirm nor deny whether the
certificate authorities whose certificates are included in this package
have in any way been audited for trustworthiness or RFC 3647 compliance.
Full responsibility to assess them belongs to the local system administrator.
For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version
20250419~deb12u1~deb11u1.
For Debian 12 bookworm, this problem has been fixed in version
20250419~deb12u1.
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
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# https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ca-certificates
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