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Oracle Linux 10 : unbound (ELSA-2026-23231)

🗓️ 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Oracle Linux 10 unbound fixes several CVEs per advisory ELSA-2026-23231.

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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-2026-23231.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(328897);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/07/22");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-33278", "CVE-2026-42944", "CVE-2026-42959");

  script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 10 : unbound (ELSA-2026-23231)");

  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 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in
the ELSA-2026-23231 advisory.

    - Fix CVE-2026-42534: Jostle logic bypass degrades resolution performance
    - Fix CVE-2026-41292: DoS via excessive EDNS options
    - Add upstream unit test for CVE-2026-40622
    - Fix CVE-2026-44390: DoS with large RRsets
    - Fix CVE-2026-40622: cache manipulation via 'ghost domain names' attack
    - Fix CVE-2026-42959
    - Fix CVE-2026-42944

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-2026-23231.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-33278");

  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:"2026/05/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/07/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/07/22");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-unbound");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:unbound");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:unbound-anchor");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:unbound-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:unbound-dracut");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:unbound-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:unbound-utils");
  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) 2026 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:"^10([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux 10.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': '10',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'python3-unbound-1.24.2-7.el10_2.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-1.24.2-7.el10_2.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-anchor-1.24.2-7.el10_2.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-devel-1.24.2-7.el10_2.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-dracut-1.24.2-7.el10_2.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-libs-1.24.2-7.el10_2.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-utils-1.24.2-7.el10_2.2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'python3-unbound-1.24.2-7.el10_2.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-1.24.2-7.el10_2.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-anchor-1.24.2-7.el10_2.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-devel-1.24.2-7.el10_2.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-dracut-1.24.2-7.el10_2.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-libs-1.24.2-7.el10_2.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-utils-1.24.2-7.el10_2.2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

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, 'python3-unbound / unbound / unbound-anchor / etc');
}

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22 Jul 2026 00:00Current
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