Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-12617

high Nessus Plugin ID 329500

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

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

- The issue is unexpected program termination based on ordering and/or specific content in responses to queries for CNAME or DNAME, and A records. Specifically, if a client queries for a DNAME and A record below the DNAME to the resolver, and the authoritative server responds positively to the A query but delays the DNAME response and later responds negatively, `named` may quit unexpectedly. Or, if a client queries for a CNAME and A record for the same name to the resolver, and the authoritative server responds positively to the A query but delays the CNAME response and later responds with a self-referential CNAME, the same failure may occur. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.24, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1. (CVE-2026-12617)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 329500

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_12617.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 7/25/2026

Updated: 7/25/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.7

Percentile: 96.32

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-12617

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.9

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:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bind9-libs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bind9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:isc-dhcp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-chroot, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-dnssec-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-dnssec-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-export-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-export-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-libs-lite, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-license, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-lite-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-pkcs11-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-pkcs11-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-pkcs11-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-pkcs11, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-sdb-chroot, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-sdb, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.16-chroot, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.16-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.16-dnssec-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.16-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.16-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.16-license, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.16-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.16, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.18-chroot, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.18-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.18-dnssec-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.18-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.18-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.18-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind9.18, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-bind9.16, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-bind, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-chroot, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-dnssec-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-dnssec-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-export-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-export-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-libs-lite, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-license, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-lite-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-pkcs11-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-pkcs11-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-pkcs11-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-pkcs11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-sdb-chroot, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-sdb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.16-chroot, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.16-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.16-dnssec-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.16-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.16-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.16-license, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.16-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.16, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.18-chroot, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.18-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.18-dnssec-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.18-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.18-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.18-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind9.18, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-bind9.16, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-bind

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-12617

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