Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-96888
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-96888 | 21 Oct 202612:46 | – | alpinelinux | |
| CVE-2026-96888 | 21 Oct 202608:36 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2026-96888 | 21 Oct 202612:46 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-96888 Named may terminate unexpectedly when a redirect zone is used with strict QNAME minimization | 21 Oct 202612:46 | – | cvelist | |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 6576-1] bind9 security update | 21 Oct 202621:13 | – | debian | |
| CVE-2026-96888 | 21 Oct 202612:46 | – | debiancve | |
| Debian dsa-6576 : bind9 - security update | 22 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| EUVD-2026-107255 | 21 Oct 202612:46 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2026-96888 | 21 Oct 202613:21 | – | nvd | |
| ALPINE-CVE-2026-96888 | 21 Oct 202613:21 | – | osv_alpine |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| access | www.access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-96888 |
| security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-96888 |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
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CVSS 3.17.5
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