Debian dla-4824 : libpng-dev - security update

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
#
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory dla-4824. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(363026);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/05");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-46675");

  script_name(english:"Debian dla-4824 : libpng-dev - security update");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4824
advisory.

    - -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4824-1              [email protected]
    https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                      Utkarsh Gupta
    October 06, 2026                            https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : libpng1.6
    Version        : 1.6.39-2+deb12u6
    CVE ID         : CVE-2026-46675

    A use-after-free was discovered in libpng, a library implementing an
    interface for reading and writing PNG (Portable Network Graphics),
    which could result in denial of service.

    For Debian 12 bookworm, this problem has been fixed in version
    1.6.39-2+deb12u6.

    We recommend that you upgrade your libpng1.6 packages.

    For the detailed security status of libpng1.6 please refer to
    its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libpng1.6

    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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libpng1.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46675");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/libpng1.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the libpng-dev packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-46675");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/10/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/10/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/05");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpng-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpng-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpng16-16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpng16-16-udeb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var debian_release = get_kb_item('Host/Debian/release');
if ( isnull(debian_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian');
debian_release = chomp(debian_release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(12)\.[0-9]+", string:debian_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian 12.0', 'Debian ' + debian_release);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Debian', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'libpng-dev', 'reference': '1.6.39-2+deb12u6'},
    {'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'libpng-tools', 'reference': '1.6.39-2+deb12u6'},
    {'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'libpng16-16', 'reference': '1.6.39-2+deb12u6'},
    {'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'libpng16-16-udeb', 'reference': '1.6.39-2+deb12u6'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var _release = NULL;
  var prefix = NULL;
  var reference = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['prefix'])) prefix = package_array['prefix'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (_release && prefix && reference) {
    if (deb_check(release:_release, prefix:prefix, reference:reference)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : deb_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = deb_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'libpng-dev / libpng-tools / libpng16-16 / libpng16-16-udeb');
}