Detections
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Oracle Linux 9 : ELSA-2026-50108-0: / ldns (ELSA-2026-501080)
high Nessus Plugin ID 332146
Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-501080 advisory.[1.7.1-12.1]
- Fix CVE-2026-10846: DNS response spoofing via missing address/port/TXID and question section validation (RHEL-210701)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 332146
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-501080.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/5/2026
Updated: 8/5/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.73
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-10846
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:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.2
Threat Score: 4.6
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ldns-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ldns-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ldns-utils, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ldns, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-ldns, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-ldns
Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/4/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-10846