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CentOS Linux 7 [TuxCare] Security Update: unbound / unbound-devel / unbound-libs / unbound-python (CENTOS7:CLSA-2024:1725554505)

🗓️ 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Non-Responsive Delegation Attack in Unbound can cause performance degradation and DoS.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(360551);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/01");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-3204");
  script_xref(name:"CLSA", value:"2024:1725554505");

  script_name(english:"CentOS Linux 7 [TuxCare] Security Update: unbound / unbound-devel / unbound-libs / unbound-python (CENTOS7:CLSA-2024:1725554505)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare
CENTOS7:CLSA-2024:1725554505 advisory.

  - A vulnerability named 'Non-Responsive Delegation Attack' (NRDelegation Attack) has been discovered in
    various DNS resolving software. The NRDelegation Attack works by having a malicious delegation with a
    considerable number of non responsive nameservers. The attack starts by querying a resolver for a record
    that relies on those unresponsive nameservers. The attack can cause a resolver to spend a lot of
    time/resources resolving records under a malicious delegation point where a considerable number of
    unresponsive NS records reside. It can trigger high CPU usage in some resolver implementations that
    continually look in the cache for resolved NS records in that delegation. This can lead to degraded
    performance and eventually denial of service in orchestrated attacks. Unbound does not suffer from high
    CPU usage, but resources are still needed for resolving the malicious delegation. Unbound will keep trying
    to resolve the record until hard limits are reached. Based on the nature of the attack and the replies,
    different limits could be reached. From version 1.16.3 on, Unbound introduces fixes for better performance
    when under load, by cutting opportunistic queries for nameserver discovery and DNSKEY prefetching and
    limiting the number of times a delegation point can issue a cache lookup for missing records.
    (CVE-2022-3204)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://security.tuxcare.com/csaf/v2/els_os/centos7els/advisories/2024/clsa-2024_1725554505.json
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a4ebb394");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2024:1725554505");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory CENTOS7:CLSA-2024:1725554505.");
  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");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2022-3204");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/09/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/09/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/01");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CentOS 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_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OS/extended-third-party", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/CentOS/release", "Host/CentOS/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}
include('rpm2.inc');

var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (empty_or_null(third_party_support) || third_party_support != 'TuxCare') exit(0, 'TuxCare support not enabled.');

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) || 'CentOS Linux' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CentOS Linux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'CentOS Linux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CentOS Linux 7', 'CentOS Linux ' + os_version);

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

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


var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '7',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'unbound-1.6.6-5.el7_8.tuxcare.els2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-devel-1.6.6-5.el7_8.tuxcare.els2', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'el7_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-devel-1.6.6-5.el7_8.tuxcare.els2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-libs-1.6.6-5.el7_8.tuxcare.els2', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'el7_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-libs-1.6.6-5.el7_8.tuxcare.els2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-python-1.6.6-5.el7_8.tuxcare.els2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el7_8', '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, 'unbound / unbound-devel / unbound-libs / unbound-python');
}

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01 Oct 2026 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.01636
SSVC
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