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

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 461451

Description

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

 - If BIND is loaded with a "`named.conf`" file that contains no global "`options`" block, an attacker can
 send a query of QTYPE TKEY which may cause an assertion failure and subsequent unexpected program exit.
 This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, and 9.20.9-S1 through
 9.20.27-S1. (CVE-2026-76163)

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-2026-76163

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 461451

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-2026-76163

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-2026-76163

IAVA: 2026-A-1029