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Debian dsa-6576 : bind9 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 370219

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6576 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6576-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso October 21, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : bind9 CVE ID : CVE-2026-19630 CVE-2026-94300 CVE-2026-96888 CVE-2026-97313

 Several vulnerabilities were discovered in BIND, a DNS server implementation, which could result in denial of service or remote code execution.

 For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 1:9.20.30-1~deb13u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 packages.

 For the detailed security status of bind9 please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/bind9

 Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

 Mailing list: [email protected]

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 bind9 packages.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/bind9

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-19630

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-94300

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-96888

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-97313

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/bind9

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 370219

File Name: debian_DSA-6576.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/22/2026

Updated: 10/22/2026

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: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.19

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-94300

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-dnsutils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-host, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-libs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-19630, CVE-2026-94300, CVE-2026-96888, CVE-2026-97313