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Alpine: multiple pdns-recursor packages: security update to 5.0.2-r0
high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 426917
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:- Certain DNSSEC aspects of the DNS protocol (in RFC 4033, 4034, 4035, 6840, and related RFCs) allow remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via one or more DNSSEC responses, aka the
"KeyTrap" issue. One of the concerns is that, when there is a zone with many DNSKEY and RRSIG records, the
protocol specification implies that an algorithm must evaluate all combinations of DNSKEY and RRSIG
records. (CVE-2023-50387)
- The Closest Encloser Proof aspect of the DNS protocol (in RFC 5155 when RFC 9276 guidance is skipped)
allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption for SHA-1 computations) via DNSSEC
responses in a random subdomain attack, aka the "NSEC3" issue. The RFC 5155 specification implies that an
algorithm must perform thousands of iterations of a hash function in certain situations. (CVE-2023-50868)
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 426917
Version: Revision 1.7
Type: Local
Published: 5/16/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.7
Percentile: 96.49
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-50868
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-50387, CVE-2023-50868