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Debian dsa-6558 : curl - security update

🗓️ 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Use-after-free in curl during HTTP/2 RST_STREAM handling enables remote code execution.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
#
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory dsa-6558. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(365528);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/14");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-8286",
    "CVE-2026-8924",
    "CVE-2026-8927",
    "CVE-2026-92392"
  );
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2026-A-0627-S");

  script_name(english:"Debian dsa-6558 : curl - security update");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
dsa-6558 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Debian Security Advisory DSA-6558-1                   [email protected]
    https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
    October 14, 2026                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : curl
    CVE ID         : CVE-2026-92392

    It was discovered that the cURL URL transfer library, is prone to a
    use-after-free vulnerability when handling a HTTP/2 RST_STREAM received
    by a server during an upload, which could result in remote code
    execution.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
    version 8.14.1-2+deb13u7. The update additionally contains fixes for
    CVE-2026-8286, CVE-2026-8924 and CVE-2026-8927 which were planned to be
    released with the trixie 13.8 point release.

    We recommend that you upgrade your curl packages.

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

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
    these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
    found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: [email protected]

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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/curl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-8286");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-8924");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-8927");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-92392");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/curl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the curl packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/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:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-8927");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/06/25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/10/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/14");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:curl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcurl3t64-gnutls");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcurl4-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcurl4-gnutls-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcurl4-openssl-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcurl4t64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  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_info2.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:"^(13)\.[0-9]+", string:debian_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian 13.0', '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': '13.0', 'prefix': 'curl', 'reference': '8.14.1-2+deb13u7'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'libcurl3t64-gnutls', 'reference': '8.14.1-2+deb13u7'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'libcurl4-doc', 'reference': '8.14.1-2+deb13u7'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'libcurl4-gnutls-dev', 'reference': '8.14.1-2+deb13u7'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'libcurl4-openssl-dev', 'reference': '8.14.1-2+deb13u7'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'libcurl4t64', 'reference': '8.14.1-2+deb13u7'}
];

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, 'curl / libcurl3t64-gnutls / libcurl4-doc / libcurl4-gnutls-dev / etc');
}

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14 Oct 2026 00:00Current
7.2High risk
Vulners AI Score7.2
CVSS 3.19.1
EPSS0.00661
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