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Amazon Linux 2 : bind (ALAS-2026-3995)

🗓️ 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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The version of bind installed on the remote host is prior to 9.11.4-26.P2. It is, therefore, affected by multiplevulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3995 advisory. For a secondary zone with transfers restricted by TSIG, `named` may sta...

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory ALAS-2026-3995.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(365245);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/12");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-19033",
    "CVE-2026-19662",
    "CVE-2026-19666",
    "CVE-2026-19941",
    "CVE-2026-75029",
    "CVE-2026-78301",
    "CVE-2026-80274"
  );
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2026-A-1029");

  script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2 : bind (ALAS-2026-3995)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of bind installed on the remote host is prior to 9.11.4-26.P2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple
vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3995 advisory.

    For a secondary zone with transfers restricted by TSIG, `named` may start to serve the data provided in a
    zone transfer before the final message with the TSIG signature arrives. This could allow an attacker that
    does not actually possess a valid TSIG signature to send unauthorized zone contents to a secondary server.
    Although no TSIG signature ever arrives, `named` does not rollback to the pre-transfer state. To exploit
    the vulnerability, the transfer must be a multi-message TCP IXFR, as described by RFC 8945.This issue
    affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, 9.11.3-S1
    through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1. (CVE-2026-19033)

    An attacker may be able to cause a `named` resolver to abort. The attack requires inducing the victim
    resolver to send multiple queries for a DNSSEC-signed zone hosted by an authoritative server under the
    control of the attacker. If the auth responds with a particular sequence of crafted answers, and those
    answers arrive in a particular order with particular timing, the `named` resolver will encounter a use-
    after-free bug, and abort.This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through
    9.20.27, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1. (CVE-2026-19662)

    On a resolver configured to use ``dns64``, if an applicable answer from the authoritative server is
    malformed in a specific way, the resolver `named` process will exit unexpectedly.This issue affects BIND 9
    versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, 9.11.3-S1 through
    9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1. (CVE-2026-19666)

    An inapplicable NSEC record may be accepted by a `named` resolver as proof that no wildcard exists, which
    could allow an attacker at the same or an upstream level of the zone name to mask the existence of a
    victim's wildcard record.This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through
    9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1.
    (CVE-2026-19941)

    In a query response, an attacker may send `named` multiple copies of a record that should only exist once
    (such as an SOA record). If the RDATA is the same on all the copies, the record is appended to the in-
    memory RDATA set, which can cause increased memory usage of the negative cache and possibly lead to other
    memory attack vectors.This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.27,
    9.21.0 through 9.21.25, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1. (CVE-2026-75029)

    A malformed zone may contain an NS or DNAME node above its origin, which `named` treats as a zone cut. If
    an attacker inserts a malformed zone into a BIND authoritative server (e.g., via zone transfer), queries
    for names inside the configured zone then lose authoritative status and return an out-of-zone delegation.
    On a server that also provides recursion BIND can follow this locally sourced cut and cache attacker-
    supplied data, affecting names outside the configured zone. This situation persists as long as the
    malformed zone remains in the zone database.This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50,
    9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through
    9.20.27-S1. (CVE-2026-78301)

    If a BIND resolver sends a query for a DNSSEC-signed authoritative zone, and the authoritative server
    replies with a valid wildcard answer and signed NSEC3 proof, followed by an unsigned NSEC at the same
    owner name, it will trigger an unexpected program exit.This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through
    9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1
    through 9.20.27-S1. (CVE-2026-80274)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2/ALAS2-2026-3995.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-19033.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-19662.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-19666.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-19941.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-75029.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-78301.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-80274.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update bind' or
  or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3995' to update your system.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/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:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-19033");

  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:"2026/09/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/10/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-chroot");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-export-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-export-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-libs-lite");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-license");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-lite-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-pkcs11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-pkcs11-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-pkcs11-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-pkcs11-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-sdb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-sdb-chroot");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2");
  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:"Amazon Linux 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/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}

include("rpm2.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);

var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "2")
{
  if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}

if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'bind-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-chroot-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-chroot-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-chroot-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-debuginfo-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-debuginfo-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-debuginfo-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-devel-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-devel-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-devel-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-export-devel-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-export-devel-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-export-devel-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-export-libs-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-export-libs-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-export-libs-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-libs-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-libs-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-libs-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-libs-lite-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-libs-lite-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-libs-lite-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-license-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-lite-devel-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-lite-devel-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-lite-devel-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-pkcs11-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-pkcs11-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-pkcs11-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-pkcs11-devel-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-pkcs11-devel-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-pkcs11-devel-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-pkcs11-libs-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-pkcs11-libs-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-pkcs11-libs-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-pkcs11-utils-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-pkcs11-utils-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-pkcs11-utils-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-sdb-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-sdb-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-sdb-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-sdb-chroot-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-sdb-chroot-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-sdb-chroot-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-utils-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-utils-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-utils-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.18', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  var cves = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "bind / bind-chroot / bind-debuginfo / etc");
}

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12 Oct 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.00569
SSVC
3