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Amazon Linux 2023 : bind, bind-chroot, bind-devel (ALAS2023-2026-1755)
high Nessus Plugin ID 316838
Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.Description
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-1755 advisory.Fix GSS-API resource leak (CVE-2026-3039)
Limit resolver server list size (CVE-2026-3592)
An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash any affected named instance with a single crafted DNS message, causing denial of service. Both authoritative servers and resolvers are affected. (CVE-2026-5946)
Avoid unbounded recursion loop (CVE-2026-5950)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2023/ALAS2023-2026-1755.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html
https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-3039.html
https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-3592.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 316838
File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2026-1755.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Published: 5/26/2026
Updated: 5/26/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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-2026-5946
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, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-chroot, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-utils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-license, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-dnssec-utils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-dnssec-utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:bind-utils-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/25/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-3039, CVE-2026-3592, CVE-2026-5946, CVE-2026-5950
IAVA: 2026-A-0498