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Oracle Linux 10 : bind (ELSA-2026-55437)

🗓️ 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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BIND on Oracle Linux 10 has multiple DNS vulnerabilities including cache poisoning and assertion failures.

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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-2026-55437.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(336009);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/17");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-10723",
    "CVE-2026-11331",
    "CVE-2026-11622",
    "CVE-2026-11721",
    "CVE-2026-13204",
    "CVE-2026-13321"
  );
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2026-A-0764");

  script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 10 : bind (ELSA-2026-55437)");

  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-2026-55437 advisory.

    - Validate NSEC3 signer matches owning zone (CVE-2026-10723)
    - Reject out-of-zone NSEC next owner names (CVE-2026-13321)
    - Fix reference-counted dns_slabheaders in cache (CVE-2026-11622)
    - Fix RRSIG label count validation for wildcard cache poisoning
      (CVE-2026-11721)
    - Fix RPZ name-too-long wildcard expansion (CVE-2026-11331)
    - Fix assertion failure on malformed NSEC/NSEC3 responses
      (CVE-2026-13204)
    - Fix GSS-API resource leak (CVE-2026-3039)
    - Invalid handling of CLASS != IN (CVE-2026-5946)

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-2026-55437.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: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_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/07/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/17");

  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:bind");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-chroot");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-dnssec-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-license");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  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':'bind-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-chroot-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-devel-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-dnssec-utils-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-doc-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-libs-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-license-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-utils-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-chroot-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-devel-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-dnssec-utils-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-doc-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-libs-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-license-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'32'},
      {'reference':'bind-utils-9.18.33-15.0.1.el10_2.10', '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, 'bind / bind-chroot / bind-devel / etc');
}

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17 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 3.18.6
EPSS0.01874
SSVC
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