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Echo: bind9: security update to 1:9.20.29-1~deb13u1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 465103

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - If an attacker-controlled authoritative server can produce a negative answer that is exactly 65536 bytes,
 then a flaw in `named` results in a negative cache entry of 0 bytes. When this entry is subsequently read,
 `named` aborts. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0
 through 9.21.25, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1. (CVE-2026-19667)

Solution

Update the bind9 library and its related packages to version 1:9.20.29-1~deb13u1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-19667

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 465103

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.27

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-2026-19667

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-19667

IAVA: 2026-A-1029