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Oracle Linux 8 : bind9.16 (ELSA-2025-19793)

🗓️ 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Oracle Linux 8 bind9.16 vulnerable to cache poisoning and spoofing per ELSA-2025-19793.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2025-19793.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(274608);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/11/10");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-40778", "CVE-2025-40780");

  script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 8 : bind9.16 (ELSA-2025-19793)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ELSA-2025-19793 advisory.

    - Prevent cache poisoning due to weak PRNG (CVE-2025-40780)
    - Address various spoofing attacks (CVE-2025-40778)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-19793.html");
  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:POC/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:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-40780");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/10/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/11/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/11/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind9.16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind9.16-chroot");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind9.16-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind9.16-dnssec-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind9.16-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind9.16-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind9.16-license");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind9.16-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-bind9.16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Oracle Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OracleLinux", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/local_checks_enabled");

  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) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:os_product)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Oracle Linux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux 8.x', 'Oracle Linux ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/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, 'Oracle Linux', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '8',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'bind9.16-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-chroot-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-devel-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-dnssec-utils-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-doc-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-libs-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-license-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-utils-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'python3-bind9.16-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-devel-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-libs-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-chroot-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-devel-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-dnssec-utils-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-doc-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-libs-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-license-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind9.16-utils-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'python3-bind9.16-9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.4', 'cpu':'x86_64', '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, 'bind9.16 / bind9.16-chroot / bind9.16-devel / etc');
}

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10 Nov 2025 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 3.18.6
EPSS0.00025
SSVC
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