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RockyLinux 10 : unbound (RLSA-2026:97121)
high Nessus Plugin ID 380058
Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote RockyLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:97121 advisory.* unbound: Unbound DNS Cache Poisoning via Promiscuous Additional Section RRSet Acceptance (CVE-2026-42960)
* unbound: Unbound DNSSEC Validator NSEC3 Hash Calculation Limit Bypass via Negative Cache Code Path Leading to DoS (CVE-2026-42923)
* unbound: Unbound: Denial of Service due to locking inconsistency during RPZ XFR reload (CVE-2026-44608)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* Update to latest 1.26 (JIRA:Rocky Linux-246536)
* [Rocky Linux-10][AppStream] Packages present in comps but missing from repo: unbound (JIRA:Rocky Linux-171309)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479821
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479825
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480126
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506129
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506130
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506131
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506132
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506135
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506136
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506137
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506138
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506139
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506141
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506142
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506144
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506146
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506149
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 380058
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-97121.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 11/13/2026
Updated: 11/13/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.5
Percentile: 98.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.4
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42960
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
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:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-44608
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:10, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-unbound-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-unbound, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:unbound-anchor-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:unbound-anchor, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:unbound-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:unbound-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:unbound-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:unbound-dracut, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:unbound-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:unbound-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:unbound-utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:unbound-utils, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:unbound
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-42923, CVE-2026-42955, CVE-2026-42960, CVE-2026-44608, CVE-2026-44621, CVE-2026-44687, CVE-2026-46582, CVE-2026-50045, CVE-2026-50046, CVE-2026-50243, CVE-2026-50248, CVE-2026-50251, CVE-2026-52863, CVE-2026-54478, CVE-2026-55708, CVE-2026-55717, CVE-2026-56416, CVE-2026-56444