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AlmaLinux 9 : bind (ALSA-2026:54510)

🗓️ 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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BIND DNS server affected by six vulnerabilities including cache poisoning, DNSSEC bypass, and memory overflow risks.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# AlmaLinux Security Advisory ALSA-2026:54510.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(335446);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/14");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-10723",
    "CVE-2026-11331",
    "CVE-2026-11622",
    "CVE-2026-11721",
    "CVE-2026-13204",
    "CVE-2026-13321"
  );
  script_xref(name:"ALSA", value:"2026:54510");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:54510");

  script_name(english:"AlmaLinux 9 : bind (ALSA-2026:54510)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ALSA-2026:54510 advisory.

    * bind9: bind: Potential wildcard CNAME RPZ policy bypass (CVE-2026-11331)
      * bind: bind9: DNSSEC Validation Bypass via Out-of-Zone NSEC Next Field (CVE-2026-13321)
      * bind: bind9: Potential memory usage beyond configured limits (CVE-2026-11622)
      * bind: bind9: Cache poisoning via label count discrepancy, RRSIG, wildcards (CVE-2026-11721)
      * bind: bind9: Unexpected exit with NSEC and NSEC3 both present (CVE-2026-13204)
      * bind: bind9: Incorrect acceptance of NSEC3 records (CVE-2026-10723)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-54510.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54510");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-13321");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(345, 400, 617);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/07/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/14");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bind");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bind-chroot");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bind-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bind-dnssec-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bind-dnssec-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bind-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bind-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bind-license");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bind-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-bind");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Alma 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_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AlmaLinux/release", "Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'AlmaLinux' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'AlmaLinux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^9([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux 9.x', 'AlmaLinux ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'AlmaLinux', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '9',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'bind-9.16.23-40.el9_8.8', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-chroot-9.16.23-40.el9_8.8', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-devel-9.16.23-40.el9_8.8', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-dnssec-doc-9.16.23-40.el9_8.8', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-dnssec-utils-9.16.23-40.el9_8.8', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-doc-9.16.23-40.el9_8.8', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-libs-9.16.23-40.el9_8.8', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-license-9.16.23-40.el9_8.8', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-utils-9.16.23-40.el9_8.8', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'python3-bind-9.16.23-40.el9_8.8', 'el_string':'el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(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_HOLE,
      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-devel / bind-dnssec-doc / etc');
}

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14 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 3.18.6
EPSS0.00509
SSVC
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