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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-11622

🗓️ 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux hosts with vulnerable BIND DNSSEC resolver may runaway memory under rapid queries; no vendor patch.

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ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-11622
22 Jul 202614:12
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AlpineLinux
CVE-2026-11622
22 Jul 202614:12
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22 Jul 202616:47
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CVE-2026-11622
22 Jul 202614:12
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Cvelist
CVE-2026-11622 Potential memory usage beyond configured limits
22 Jul 202614:12
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Debian
[SECURITY] [DSA 6395-1] bind9 security update
22 Jul 202621:59
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Debian CVE
CVE-2026-11622
22 Jul 202614:12
debiancve
Tenable Nessus
Debian dsa-6395 : bind9 - security update
22 Jul 202600:00
nessus
EUVD
EUVD-2026-47708
22 Jul 202614:12
euvd
NVD
CVE-2026-11622
22 Jul 202615:16
nvd
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - A DNSSEC validating resolver that is under a random subdomain attack against a DNSSEC-signed zone can
    suffer from runaway memory usage. The attacker needs to be able to send queries faster than the resolver
    can perform validation. The increased memory usage can be orders of magnitude beyond the limit configured
    in the `max-cache-size` parameter. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0
    through 9.20.24, 9.21.0 through 9.21.23, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1.
    (CVE-2026-11622)

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
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  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_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/07/22");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bind9");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:isc-dhcp");
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bind9"},
          {"reference": "bind9-dev"},
          {"reference": "bind9-dnsutils"},
          {"reference": "bind9-doc"},
          {"reference": "bind9-host"},
          {"reference": "bind9-libs"},
          {"reference": "bind9-utils"},
          {"reference": "bind9utils"},
          {"reference": "dnsutils"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bind9"},
          {"reference": "bind9-dev"},
          {"reference": "bind9-dnsutils"},
          {"reference": "bind9-doc"},
          {"reference": "bind9-host"},
          {"reference": "bind9-libs"},
          {"reference": "bind9-utils"},
          {"reference": "bind9utils"},
          {"reference": "dnsutils"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-14.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bind9"},
          {"reference": "bind9-doc"},
          {"reference": "bind9-host"},
          {"reference": "bind9utils"},
          {"reference": "dnsutils"},
          {"reference": "host"},
          {"reference": "libbind-dev"},
          {"reference": "libbind9-90"},
          {"reference": "libdns100"},
          {"reference": "libisc95"},
          {"reference": "libisccc90"},
          {"reference": "libisccfg90"},
          {"reference": "liblwres90"},
          {"reference": "lwresd"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bind9"},
          {"reference": "bind9-doc"},
          {"reference": "bind9-host"},
          {"reference": "bind9utils"},
          {"reference": "dnsutils"},
          {"reference": "host"},
          {"reference": "libbind-dev"},
          {"reference": "libbind-export-dev"},
          {"reference": "libbind9-140"},
          {"reference": "libdns-export162"},
          {"reference": "libdns-export162-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libdns162"},
          {"reference": "libirs-export141"},
          {"reference": "libirs-export141-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libirs141"},
          {"reference": "libisc-export160"},
          {"reference": "libisc-export160-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libisc160"},
          {"reference": "libisccc-export140"},
          {"reference": "libisccc-export140-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libisccc140"},
          {"reference": "libisccfg-export140"},
          {"reference": "libisccfg-export140-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libisccfg140"},
          {"reference": "liblwres141"},
          {"reference": "lwresd"}
        ]
      }
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  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bind9"},
          {"reference": "bind9-doc"},
          {"reference": "bind9-host"},
          {"reference": "bind9utils"},
          {"reference": "dnsutils"},
          {"reference": "isc-dhcp-client"},
          {"reference": "isc-dhcp-client-ddns"},
          {"reference": "isc-dhcp-client-udeb"},
          {"reference": "isc-dhcp-common"},
          {"reference": "isc-dhcp-dev"},
          {"reference": "isc-dhcp-relay"},
          {"reference": "isc-dhcp-server"},
          {"reference": "isc-dhcp-server-ldap"},
          {"reference": "libbind-dev"},
          {"reference": "libbind-export-dev"},
          {"reference": "libbind9-160"},
          {"reference": "libdns-export1100"},
          {"reference": "libdns-export1100-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libdns1100"},
          {"reference": "libirs-export160"},
          {"reference": "libirs-export160-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libirs160"},
          {"reference": "libisc-export169"},
          {"reference": "libisc-export169-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libisc169"},
          {"reference": "libisccc-export160"},
          {"reference": "libisccc-export160-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libisccc160"},
          {"reference": "libisccfg-export160"},
          {"reference": "libisccfg-export160-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libisccfg160"},
          {"reference": "liblwres160"}
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  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
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        "release": "20.04",
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          {"reference": "bind9"},
          {"reference": "bind9-dnsutils"},
          {"reference": "bind9-doc"},
          {"reference": "bind9-host"},
          {"reference": "bind9-libs"},
          {"reference": "bind9-utils"},
          {"reference": "bind9utils"},
          {"reference": "dnsutils"},
          {"reference": "libbind-dev"},
          {"reference": "libbind-export-dev"},
          {"reference": "libbind9-161"},
          {"reference": "libdns-export1109"},
          {"reference": "libdns-export1109-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libdns1109"},
          {"reference": "libirs-export161"},
          {"reference": "libirs-export161-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libirs161"},
          {"reference": "libisc-export1105"},
          {"reference": "libisc-export1105-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libisc1105"},
          {"reference": "libisccc-export161"},
          {"reference": "libisccc-export161-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libisccc161"},
          {"reference": "libisccfg-export163"},
          {"reference": "libisccfg-export163-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libisccfg163"},
          {"reference": "liblwres161"}
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      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bind9"},
          {"reference": "bind9-dev"},
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          {"reference": "bind9-host"},
          {"reference": "bind9-libs"},
          {"reference": "bind9-utils"},
          {"reference": "bind9utils"},
          {"reference": "dnsutils"},
          {"reference": "libbind-dev"},
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          {"reference": "libdns-export1110"},
          {"reference": "libdns-export1110-udeb"},
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          {"reference": "libirs-export161"},
          {"reference": "libirs-export161-udeb"},
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          {"reference": "libisc-export1105-udeb"},
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          {"reference": "libisccc161"},
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          {"reference": "libisccfg-export163-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libisccfg163"},
          {"reference": "liblwres161"}
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    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bind9"},
          {"reference": "bind9-dev"},
          {"reference": "bind9-dnsutils"},
          {"reference": "bind9-doc"},
          {"reference": "bind9-host"},
          {"reference": "bind9-libs"},
          {"reference": "bind9-utils"},
          {"reference": "bind9utils"},
          {"reference": "dnsutils"},
          {"reference": "isc-dhcp"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-26.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bind9"},
          {"reference": "bind9-dev"},
          {"reference": "bind9-dnsutils"},
          {"reference": "bind9-doc"},
          {"reference": "bind9-host"},
          {"reference": "bind9-libs"},
          {"reference": "bind9-utils"},
          {"reference": "isc-dhcp"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');

var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
    var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
    if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
        var vendor;
        foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
            if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
        }
    }
}

var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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27 Jul 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.00509
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