Debian dsa-5854 : bind9 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 214787

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5854 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5854-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso January 29, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : bind9 CVE ID : CVE-2024-11187 CVE-2024-12705

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in BIND, a DNS server implementation, which may result in denial of service.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 1:9.18.33-1~deb12u2.

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 Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the bind9 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 214787

File Name: debian_DSA-5854.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/29/2025

Updated: 1/31/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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-2024-12705

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:bind9utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:dnsutils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-host, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-dnsutils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-libs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-dev

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/29/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-11187, CVE-2024-12705

IAVA: 2025-A-0071

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