The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5840 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5840-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                           Andres Salomon     January 09, 2025                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : chromium     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-0291

    Security issues were discovered in Chromium which could result     in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information     disclosure.

    For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in     version 131.0.6778.264-1~deb12u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your chromium packages.

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

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

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Debian dsa-5840 : chromium - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 213634

Version 1.3

Version 1.2

Version 1.1

Version 1.3 Jan 24, 2025, 1:52 PM IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202501241352
Version 1.2 Jan 17, 2025, 6:12 PM New Plugin Feed: 202501171812
Version 1.1 Jan 9, 2025, 4:03 PM New Plugin Feed: 202501091603