Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS : Unbound vulnerabilities (USN-8282-1)

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8282-1 advisory. Andrew Griffiths discovered that Unbound did not properly handle certain DNSCrypt packets. A remote attacker could possib...

USN-8282-1 unbound vulnerabilities

Andrew Griffiths discovered that Unbound did not properly handle certain DNSCrypt packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Unbound to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2026-32792 Qifan Zhang discovered that Unbound incorrectly handled DNSSEC validation in certa...

USN-8282-1: Unbound vulnerabilities

Andrew Griffiths discovered that Unbound did not properly handle certain DNSCrypt packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Unbound to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2026-32792 Qifan Zhang discovered that Unbound incorrectly handled DNSSEC validation in certa...

CVE-2026-40622

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability of the 'ghost domain names' family of attacks that could extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value. Similar to other 'ghost domain names' attacks, an adversary needs to control a ghost...

CVE-2026-40622

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability of the 'ghost domain names' family of attacks that could extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value. Similar to other 'ghost domain names' attacks, an adversary needs to control a ghost...

ALPINE-CVE-2026-40622

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability of the 'ghost domain names' family of attacks that could extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value. Similar to other 'ghost domain names' attacks, an adversary needs to control a ghost...

CVE-2026-40622

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability of the 'ghost domain names' family of attacks that could extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value. Similar to other 'ghost domain names' attacks, an adversary needs to control a ghost...

EUVD-2026-31080

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability of the 'ghost domain names' family of attacks that could extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value. Similar to other 'ghost domain names' attacks, an adversary needs to control a ghost...

CVE-2026-40622

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability of the 'ghost domain names' family of attacks that could extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value. Similar to other 'ghost domain names' attacks, an adversary needs to control a ghost...

CVE-2026-40622

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability of the 'ghost domain names' family of attacks that could extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value. Similar to other 'ghost domain names' attacks, an adversary needs to control a ghost...

CVE-2026-40622 Another 'ghost domain names' attack variant

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability of the 'ghost domain names' family of attacks that could extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value. Similar to other 'ghost domain names' attacks, an adversary needs to control a ghost...

CVE-2026-40622 Another 'ghost domain names' attack variant

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability of the 'ghost domain names' family of attacks that could extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value. Similar to other 'ghost domain names' attacks, an adversary needs to control a ghost...

CVE-2026-40622

Affected software: NLnet Labs Unbound (versions 1.16.2 through 1.25.0). Vulnerability: ghost domain names attack that can extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL (cache-max-ttl) by overwriting the cached expired parent‑side referral NS RRset with the child‑side apex NS RRset via a ...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in unbound

NLnet Labs Unbound, including version 1.16.1, is vulnerable to a new type of “ghost domain names” attack. The vulnerability operates by targeting an Unbound instance. When the cached delegation information is about to expire, Unbound queries for a rogue domain name. The rogue nameserver delays th...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in unbound

NLnet Labs Unbound, including version 1.16.1, is vulnerable to a new type of “ghost domain name” attack. The vulnerability operates by targeting an Unbound instance. Unbound is queried for a subdomain of a rogue domain name. The rogue nameserver returns delegation information for the subdomain,...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Linux 5.10

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerabilities have been resolved: drm/ttm: fixed a memory leak in ttmtransferedDestroy. We also need to clean up the fences related to ghost objects. Bug: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/showbug.cgi?id=214029 Bug: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/showbug.cgi?id=214447...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40622

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability of the 'ghost domain names' family of attacks that could extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value. Similar to other 'ghost domain names' attacks, an adversary needs to control a ghost...

PT-2026-42127

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Unbound versions 1.16.2 through 1.25.0 Description An issue exists within the ghost domain names family of attacks that allows an adversary who controls a ghost zone and can query the system to extend the ghost domain window by up to one cache...

CVE-2026-40622

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability of the 'ghost domain names' family of attacks that could extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value. Similar to other 'ghost domain names' attacks, an adversary needs to control a ghost...

Unbound -- Multiple vulnerabilities

NLnet Labs reports: This release consolidates security fixes for issues reported over a period of time. There are fixes for: CVE-2026-33278: Possible remote code execution during DNSSEC validation. CVE-2026-42944: Heap overflow and crash with multiple nsid, cookie, padding EDNS options...