Debian dsa-6107 : bind9 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 295331

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 12 / 13 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6107 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6107-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso January 22, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : bind9 CVE ID : CVE-2025-13878

Vlatko Kosturjak discovered that BIND, a DNS server implementation, does not properly handle malformed BRID/HHIT records, which may result in denial of service (named daemon crash).

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.18.44-1~deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.20.18-1~deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 packages.

For the detailed security status of bind9 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/bind9

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

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

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

Solution

Upgrade the bind9 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 295331

File Name: debian_DSA-6107.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/23/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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-2025-13878

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:debian:debian_linux:bind9utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:dnsutils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-host, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-dnsutils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-libs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-13878

IAVA: 2026-A-0081

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