SUSE SLES16 Security Update : bind (SUSE-SU-2026:21204-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 309162

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES16 / SLES_SAP16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:21204-1 advisory.

- Update to release 9.20.21
- CVE-2026-1519: maliciously crafted DNSSEC-validated zone can lead to denial of service (bsc#1260805).
- CVE-2026-3104: memory leak in code preparing DNSSEC proofs of non-existence allows for DoS (bsc#1260567).
- CVE-2026-3119: authenticated queries containing a TKEY record may cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly (bsc#1260568).
- CVE-2026-3591: stack use-after-return flaw in SIG(0) handling code allows for ACL bypass (bsc#1260569).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 309162

File Name: suse_SU-2026-21204-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 4/22/2026

Updated: 4/22/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-3591

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-1519

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:bind-modules-sqlite3, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:bind-utils, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:bind, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:bind-modules-perl, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:bind-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:bind-modules-generic, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:16, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:bind-modules-mysql, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:bind-modules-ldap

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-1519, CVE-2026-3104, CVE-2026-3119, CVE-2026-3591

IAVA: 2026-A-0269

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:21204-1

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