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Oracle Linux 9 : bind (ELSA-2025-21110)

high Nessus Plugin ID 277327

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-21110 advisory.

 - Prevent cache poisoning due to weak PRNG (CVE-2025-40780)
 - Address various spoofing attacks (CVE-2025-40778)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-21110.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 277327

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-21110.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/3/2025

Updated: 12/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-40780

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-chroot, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-dnssec-doc, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-bind, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-license, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-dnssec-utils, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-utils

Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-40778, CVE-2025-40780

IAVA: 2025-A-0800