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High ELSA-2026-18786 1 CVE

Important: bind security update (Oracle Linux 9)

Published Jun 12, 2026 · Updated Jun 12, 2026

Summary

[9.16.23-40.0.1.el9_8.1]
- Fix warning when changing device file permissions [Orabug: 36518580]

[32:9.16.23-40.1]
- Prevent Denial of Service via maliciously crafted DNSSEC-validated zone
(CVE-2026-1519)

[32:9.16.23-40]
- Add forgotten _libdir/named into bind-chroot tmpfiles (RHEL-135629)

[32:9.16.23-39]
- Backport fix for nameserver line processing. (RHEL-79714)

[32:9.16.23-38]
- Add sysusers named user creation (RHEL-132053)

[32:9.16.23-37]
- Create /var/named directories for bind-chroot (RHEL-132053)

[32:9.16.23-36]
- Copy named.* files from /var/named into /usr/share/named

[32:9.16.23-35]
- Prevent cache poisoning due to weak PRNG (CVE-2025-40780)
- Replace downstream fixes with upstream changes
- Address various spoofing attacks (CVE-2025-40778)

Fixed packages 10

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 9 bind 32:9.16.23-40.0.1.el9_8.1
Oracle Linux · 9 bind-chroot 32:9.16.23-40.0.1.el9_8.1
Oracle Linux · 9 bind-devel 32:9.16.23-40.0.1.el9_8.1
Oracle Linux · 9 bind-dnssec-doc 32:9.16.23-40.0.1.el9_8.1
Oracle Linux · 9 bind-dnssec-utils 32:9.16.23-40.0.1.el9_8.1
Oracle Linux · 9 bind-doc 32:9.16.23-40.0.1.el9_8.1
Oracle Linux · 9 bind-libs 32:9.16.23-40.0.1.el9_8.1
Oracle Linux · 9 bind-license 32:9.16.23-40.0.1.el9_8.1
Oracle Linux · 9 bind-utils 32:9.16.23-40.0.1.el9_8.1
Oracle Linux · 9 python3-bind 32:9.16.23-40.0.1.el9_8.1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2025-8677 EPSS 11%

    Resource exhaustion via malformed DNSKEY handling

    Querying for records within a specially crafted zone containing certain malformed DNSKEY records can lead to CPU exhaustion. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.0 through 9.18.39, 9.20.0 through 9.20.13, 9.21.0 through 9.21.12, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.39-…