Amazon Linux 2023 : bind, bind-chroot, bind-devel (ALAS2023-2026-1533)

high Nessus Plugin ID 304615

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-1533 advisory.

If a BIND resolver is performing DNSSEC validation and encounters a maliciously crafted zone, the resolver may consume excessive CPU. Authoritative-only servers are generally unaffected, although there are circumstances where authoritative servers may make recursive queries (see: https://kb.isc.org/docs/why- does-my-authoritative-server-make-recursive-queries).This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.16.50, 9.18.0 through 9.18.46, 9.20.0 through 9.20.20, 9.21.0 through 9.21.19, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.16.50-S1, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.46-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.20-S1. (CVE-2026-1519)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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

Run 'dnf update bind --releasever 2023.10.20260330' or or 'dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2026-1533 --releasever 2023.10.20260330' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2023/ALAS2023-2026-1533.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-1519.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 304615

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2026-1533.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/1/2026

Updated: 4/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, 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-2026-1519

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:amazon:linux:bind-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-dnssec-utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-chroot, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-dnssec-utils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-license, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-utils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-doc

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-1519

IAVA: 2026-A-0269