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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Bind vulnerabilities (USN-6909-3)

high Nessus Plugin ID 205642

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6909-3 advisory.

 USN-6909-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Bind. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.



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

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6909-3

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 205642

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6909-3.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/15/2024

Updated: 10/29/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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-2024-1975

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: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bind9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bind9-host, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bind9utils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dnsutils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:host, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbind-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lwresd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbind-export-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbind9-140, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdns-export162, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdns162, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libirs-export141, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libirs141, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisc-export160, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisc160, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccc-export140, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccc-export140-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccc140, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccfg-export140, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccfg140, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:liblwres141

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/15/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-1737, CVE-2024-1975

IAVA: 2024-A-0442

USN: 6909-3