The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - An unbounded resend loop vulnerability exists in the BIND 9 resolver state machine during bad-server     handling, enabling a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause severe resource exhaustion by sending     queries that trigger specific retry conditions. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.36 through     9.18.48, 9.20.8 through 9.20.22, 9.21.7 through 9.21.21, 9.18.36-S1 through 9.18.48-S1, and 9.20.9-S1     through 9.20.22-S1. (CVE-2026-5950)

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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-5950

high Nessus Plugin ID 315769

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