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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: bind / dhcp (CVE-2024-1975)

🗓️ 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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Azure Linux 3.0 is vulnerable due to outdated bind/dhcp versions affected by CVE-2024-1975.

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##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/15");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-1975");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0442-S");

  script_name(english:"Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: bind / dhcp (CVE-2024-1975)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of bind / dhcp installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore,
affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-1975 advisory.

  - If a server hosts a zone containing a KEY Resource Record, or a resolver DNSSEC-validates a KEY
    Resource Record from a DNSSEC-signed domain in cache, a client can exhaust resolver CPU resources by
    sending a stream of SIG(0) signed requests. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.0.0 through 9.11.37,
    9.16.0 through 9.16.50, 9.18.0 through 9.18.27, 9.19.0 through 9.19.24, 9.9.3-S1 through 9.11.37-S1,
    9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.49-S1, and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.27-S1. (CVE-2024-1975)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1975");
  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:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/07/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/08/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/02/10");

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:bind-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:bind-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:bind-dlz-filesystem");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:bind-dlz-ldap");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:bind-dlz-mysql");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:bind-dlz-sqlite3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:bind-dnssec-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:bind-dnssec-utils");
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  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AzureLinux/release", "Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

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include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var release = get_kb_item('Host/AzureLinux/release');
if (isnull(release) || 'Azure Linux' >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Azure Linux');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Azure Linux ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Azure Linux');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^3([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Azure Linux 3.0', 'Azure Linux ' + os_ver);

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

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

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'bind-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-chroot-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-chroot-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-debuginfo-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-debuginfo-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-devel-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-devel-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-dlz-filesystem-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-dlz-filesystem-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-dlz-ldap-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-dlz-ldap-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-dlz-mysql-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-dlz-mysql-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-dlz-sqlite3-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-dlz-sqlite3-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-dnssec-doc-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-dnssec-doc-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-dnssec-utils-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-dnssec-utils-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-libs-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-libs-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-license-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-license-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-utils-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'bind-utils-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-bind-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-bind-9.20.0-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', '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 = 'Azure Linux ' + 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_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-debuginfo / bind-devel / etc');
}

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