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HistoryJun 11, 2024 - 11:51 a.m.

Security update for unbound

2024-06-1111:51:51
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osv.dev
unbound
security update
cve-2023-50387
cve-2023-50868
cve-2022-30698
dns over https
dlv removed
libunbound upgrade
packaging changes
bugfixes.

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

7.9

Confidence

High

This update for unbound fixes the following issues:

unbound was updated to 1.20.0:

Some Noteworthy Changes:

  • Removed DLV. The DLV has been decommisioned since unbound
    1.5.4 and has been advised to stop using it since. The use of
    dlv options displays a warning.
  • Remove EDNS lame procedure, do not re-query without EDNS after
    timeout.
  • Add DNS over HTTPS
  • libunbound has been upgraded to major version 8

Security Fixes:

  • CVE-2023-50387: DNSSEC verification complexity can be
    exploited to exhaust CPU resources and stall DNS resolvers. [bsc#1219823]
  • CVE-2023-50868: NSEC3 closest encloser proof can exhaust CPU.
    [bsc#1219826]
  • CVE-2022-30698: Novel ‘ghost domain names’ attack by
    introducing subdomain delegations. [bsc#1202033]
  • CVE-2022-30699: Novel ‘ghost domain names’ attack by
    updating almost expired delegation information. [bsc#1202031]
  • CVE-2022-3204: NRDelegation attack leads to uncontrolled
    resource consumption (Non-Responsive Delegation Attack). [bsc#1203643]

Packaging Changes:

  • Use prefixes instead of sudo in unbound.service
  • Remove no longer necessary BuildRequires: libfstrm-devel and
    libprotobuf-c-devel

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

7.9

Confidence

High