Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: bind9.18 / bind9.18-chroot / bind9.18-debuginfo / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_98525)

high Nessus Plugin ID 381088

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2026_98525 advisory.

* bind: BIND: Denial of Service via unbounded processing of crafted DNS messages (CVE-2026-19630)

* bind: bind: Arbitrary code execution via GSS-TSIG UDP message replay (CVE-2026-94300)

* bind: bind: Denial of Service via assertion failure during redirect processing (CVE-2026-96888)

* bind: bind: Denial of service via assertion failure in RPZ query processing (CVE-2026-97313)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2026_98525.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:98525

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2556406

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2556407

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2556413

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2556415

https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2026:98525

http://www.nessus.org/u?534355c3

http://www.nessus.org/u?eaa66246

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 381088

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_crlsa-2026_98525.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 11/14/2026

Updated: 11/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.11

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 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: 7.3

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/OS/extended-third-party, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2026

Reference Information

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