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CentOS Linux 8 [TuxCare] Security Update: python3-unbound / unbound / unbound-devel / unbound-libs Multiple Vulnerabilities (CENTOS-STREAM8:CLSA-2026:1780055430)

🗓️ 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Multiple vulnerabilities in Unbound allow DoS and heap overflow via DNS queries.

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(352147);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/09/30");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-41292", "CVE-2026-42944", "CVE-2026-42959");
  script_xref(name:"CLSA", value:"2026:1780055430");

  script_name(english:"CentOS Linux 8 [TuxCare] Security Update: python3-unbound / unbound / unbound-devel / unbound-libs Multiple Vulnerabilities (CENTOS-STREAM8:CLSA-2026:1780055430)");

  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 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
TuxCare CENTOS-STREAM8:CLSA-2026:1780055430 advisory.

  - NLnet Labs Unbound up to and including version 1.25.0 is vulnerable to a degradation of service attack
    related to parsing long lists of incoming EDNS options. An adversary sending queries with too many EDNS
    options can hold Unbound threads hostage while they are parsing and creating internal data structures for
    the options. Coordinated attacks can result in degradation and/or denial of service. Unbound 1.25.1
    contains a patch with a fix to limit acceptable incoming EDNS options (100). (CVE-2026-41292)

  - NLnet Labs Unbound 1.14.0 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability that results in heap
    overflow when encoding multiple NSID and/or DNS Cookie EDNS and/or EDNS Padding options in the reply
    packet. The relevant options ('nsid', 'answer-cookie', 'pad-responses' (default)) need to be enabled for
    the vulnerability to be exploited. An adversary who can query Unbound can exploit the vulnerability by
    attaching multiple NSID and/or DNS Cookie EDNS and/or EDNS Padding options to the query. A flaw in the
    size calculation of the EDNS field truncates the correct value which allows the encoder to overflow the
    available space when writing. Those two combined lead to a heap overflow write of Unbound controlled data
    and eventually a crash. Unbound 1.25.1 contains a patch with a fix to de-duplicate the EDNS options and a
    fix to prevent truncation of the EDNS field size calculation. (CVE-2026-42944)

  - NLnet Labs Unbound up to and including version 1.25.0 has a denial of service vulnerability in the DNSSEC
    validator that can lead to a crash given malicious upstream replies. When Unbound constructs chase-reply
    messages for validation, the code uses the wrong counter to calculate write offsets for ADDITIONAL section
    rrsets. DNAME duplication could increase the ANSWER section count and authority filtering could decrease
    the AUTHORITY section count and create an uninitialized array slot. Combining these two, the validator
    later dereferences this uninitialized pointer, causing an immediate process crash. An adversary
    controlling a DNSSEC-signed domain can trigger this bug with a single query by configuring a DNAME chain
    with unsigned CNAMEs and a response containing unsigned AUTHORITY records alongside signed ADDITIONAL glue
    records. Unbound 1.25.1 contains a patch with a fix to use the proper counters to calculate the write
    offsets. (CVE-2026-42959)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://security.tuxcare.com/csaf/v2/els_os/centos-stream8els/advisories/2026/clsa-2026_1780055430.json
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b9dbf0bb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1780055430");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory CENTOS-STREAM8:CLSA-2026:1780055430.");
  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:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-42959");

  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:"2026/05/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/05/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/30");

  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:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CentOS Linux 8', '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': '8',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'python3-unbound-1.16.2-5.el8.tuxcare.els7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-1.16.2-5.el8.tuxcare.els7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-devel-1.16.2-5.el8.tuxcare.els7', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-devel-1.16.2-5.el8.tuxcare.els7', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-libs-1.16.2-5.el8.tuxcare.els7', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'unbound-libs-1.16.2-5.el8.tuxcare.els7', '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-devel / unbound-libs');
}

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30 Sep 2026 00:00Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1
CVSS 3.17.5
CVSS 48.7
EPSS0.00827
SSVC
7