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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current bind Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2022-264-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 165292

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to bind.

Description

The version of bind installed on the remote host is prior to 9.16.33 / 9.18.7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2022-264-01 advisory.

 - By flooding the target resolver with queries exploiting this flaw an attacker can significantly impair the resolver's performance, effectively denying legitimate clients access to the DNS resolution service.
 (CVE-2022-2795)

 - By sending specific queries to the resolver, an attacker can cause named to crash. (CVE-2022-3080)

 - By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed ECDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources. (CVE-2022-38177)

 - By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed EdDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources. (CVE-2022-38178)

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 affected bind package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 165292

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2022-264-01.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 9/21/2022

Updated: 12/2/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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-2022-38178

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:slackware:slackware_linux:bind, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-2795, CVE-2022-3080, CVE-2022-38177, CVE-2022-38178