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Alpine: multiple bind packages: security update to 9.16.22-r0
medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 423742
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- In BIND 9.3.0 -> 9.11.35, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.21, and versions 9.9.3-S1 -> 9.11.35-S1 and 9.16.8-S1 ->
9.16.21-S1 of BIND Supported Preview Edition, as well as release versions 9.17.0 -> 9.17.18 of the BIND
9.17 development branch, exploitation of broken authoritative servers using a flaw in response processing
can cause degradation in BIND resolver performance. The way the lame cache is currently designed makes it
possible for its internal data structures to grow almost infinitely, which may cause significant delays in
client query processing. (CVE-2021-25219)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 423742
Version: Revision 1.8
Type: Local
Published: 4/4/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.2
Percentile: 0.01
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-25219
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-25219
IAVA: 2021-A-0525