Debian dla-4751 : designate - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 339048

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4751 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4751-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Carlos Henrique Lima Melara August 23, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : designate Version : 1:15.0.2-0+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2026-71193 CVE-2026-71194 Debian Bug : 1144145

Two security vulnerabilities were discovered in Designate, the OpenStack DNS-as-a-Service component, which could result in a tenant manipulating the zones of a different tenant, resulting in denial of service or DNS hijacking.

For Debian 12 bookworm, these problems have been fixed in version 1:15.0.2-0+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your designate packages.

For the detailed security status of designate please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/designate

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the designate packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 339048

File Name: debian_DLA-4751.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/24/2026

Updated: 8/24/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.8

Percentile: 57.82

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-71193

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-agent, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-api, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-central, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-mdns, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-pool-manager, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-producer, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-sink, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-worker, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate-zone-manager, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:designate, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-designate

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-71193, CVE-2026-71194

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