The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5770 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5770-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff     September 17, 2024                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : expat     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-45490 CVE-2024-45491 CVE-2024-45492

    Shang-Hung Wan discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Expat     XML parsing C library, which could result in denial of service or     potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

    For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in     version 2.5.0-1+deb12u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your expat packages.

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

    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: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

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.

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