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Debian dsa-6452 : designate - security update

🗓️ 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Designate allows cross-tenant zone manipulation causing DNS hijacking and denial of service.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
#
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory dsa-6452. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(338177);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/19");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-71193", "CVE-2026-71194");

  script_name(english:"Debian dsa-6452 : designate - security update");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
dsa-6452 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Debian Security Advisory DSA-6452-1                   [email protected]
    https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
    August 19, 2026                       https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : designate
    CVE ID         : CVE-2026-71193 CVE-2026-71194

    Two security vulnerabilities were discovered in Designate, the OpenStack
    DNS-as-a-Service component, which could result in a tenant manipulating
    the zones of a different tenant, resulting in denial of service or DNS
    hijacking.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in
    version 1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your designate packages.

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

    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: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/designate");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-71193");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-71194");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/designate");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the designate packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C");
  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:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-71193");

  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:"2026/08/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/19");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-agent");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-api");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-central");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-mdns");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-pool-manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-producer");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-sink");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-worker");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-zone-manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-designate");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Debian 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/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var debian_release = get_kb_item('Host/Debian/release');
if ( isnull(debian_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian');
debian_release = chomp(debian_release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(13)\.[0-9]+", string:debian_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian 13.0', 'Debian ' + debian_release);
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, 'Debian', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'designate', 'reference': '1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'designate-agent', 'reference': '1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'designate-api', 'reference': '1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'designate-central', 'reference': '1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'designate-common', 'reference': '1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'designate-doc', 'reference': '1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'designate-mdns', 'reference': '1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'designate-pool-manager', 'reference': '1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'designate-producer', 'reference': '1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'designate-sink', 'reference': '1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'designate-worker', 'reference': '1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'designate-zone-manager', 'reference': '1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1'},
    {'release': '13.0', 'prefix': 'python3-designate', 'reference': '1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var _release = NULL;
  var prefix = NULL;
  var reference = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['prefix'])) prefix = package_array['prefix'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (_release && prefix && reference) {
    if (deb_check(release:_release, prefix:prefix, reference:reference)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : deb_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = deb_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'designate / designate-agent / designate-api / designate-central / etc');
}

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19 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.7
CVSS 3.19.6
EPSS0.00525
SSVC
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