The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3931 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3931-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                         Sean Whitton     October 22, 2024                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : ghostscript     Version        : 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u8     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-29508

    A heap-based pointer disclosure problem was found in Ghostscript, an     interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.  This could lead to     information disclosure.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u8.

    We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

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

    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 this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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