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Debian dla-3726 : bind9 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 189836

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3726 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3726-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz January 30, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : bind9 Version : 1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1+deb10u10 CVE ID : CVE-2023-3341


 An issue has been discovered in BIND, a DNS server implementation.

 A stack exhaustion flaw was discovered in the control channel code which may result in denial of service (named daemon crash).


 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1+deb10u10.

 We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 packages.

 For the detailed security status of bind9 please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/bind9

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the bind9 packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/bind9

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-3341

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/bind9

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 189836

File Name: debian_DLA-3726.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/31/2024

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3341

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libbind9-161, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libisccfg-export163, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libbind-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libbind-export-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libisccc-export161, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:dnsutils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-host, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libdns1104, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libirs-export161, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libisccc161, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libisccfg163, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:liblwres161, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libisc1100, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libdns-export1104, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libisc-export1100, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libirs161, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/30/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/20/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3341

IAVA: 2023-A-0500-S