K000162768: Unbound "Packet of Death" via DNSCrypt vulnerability CVE-2026-32792

Security Advisory Description NLnet Labs Unbound 1.6.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a denial of service vulnerability when compiled with DNSCrypt support '--enable-dnscrypt'. A bad DNSCrypt query could underflow Unbound's DNSCrypt packet reading procedure that may lead to heap overflow...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-55990

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.7.0 up to and including 1.25.1, when the 'dnscrypt:' clause lists more 'dnscrypt- provider-cert:' files than there are matching...

CVE-2026-40691

A flaw was found in Unbound, a domain name system DNS resolver. When Unbound is configured with DNSCrypt support, a remote attacker could send a specially crafted DNSCrypt query over TCP. This malicious query could cause a memory error, leading to a server crash and a Denial of Service DoS. This...

CVE-2026-55990

In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.7.0 up to and including 1.25.1, when the 'dnscrypt:' clause lists more 'dnscrypt-provider-cert:' files than there are matching 'dnscrypt-secret-key:' files, Unbound fills only the matched prefix and leaves the tail slots at the '0xdb' fill that libsodium's allocator writes...

CVE-2026-55990 Packet of death for a DNSCrypt misconfigured Unbound

In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.7.0 up to and including 1.25.1, when the 'dnscrypt:' clause lists more 'dnscrypt-provider-cert:' files than there are matching 'dnscrypt-secret-key:' files, Unbound fills only the matched prefix and leaves the tail slots at the '0xdb' fill that libsodium's allocator writes...

CVE-2026-40691

In Unbound 1.9.0 up to and including 1.25.1, when a DNSCrypt query is received over TCP, the routine that encrypts the reply in place fails to bound the reply length against the destination buffer size. The size clamp that protects the UDP path is not applied on the TCP path, so a reply larger th...

CVE-2026-40691 Packet of death for DNSCrypt over TCP

In Unbound 1.9.0 up to and including 1.25.1, when a DNSCrypt query is received over TCP, the routine that encrypts the reply in place fails to bound the reply length against the destination buffer size. The size clamp that protects the UDP path is not applied on the TCP path, so a reply larger th...

AZL-87015 CVE-2026-32792 affecting package unbound for versions less than 1.25.1-1

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.6.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a denial of service vulnerability when compiled with DNSCrypt support '--enable-dnscrypt'. A bad DNSCrypt query could underflow Unbound's DNSCrypt packet reading procedure that may lead to heap overflow. A malicious actor can exploit...

CVE-2026-32792

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.6.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a denial of service vulnerability when compiled with DNSCrypt support '--enable-dnscrypt'. A bad DNSCrypt query could underflow Unbound's DNSCrypt packet reading procedure that may lead to heap overflow. A malicious actor can exploit...

CVE-2026-32792 Packet of death with DNSCrypt

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.6.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a denial of service vulnerability when compiled with DNSCrypt support '--enable-dnscrypt'. A bad DNSCrypt query could underflow Unbound's DNSCrypt packet reading procedure that may lead to heap overflow. A malicious actor can exploit...

CVE-2026-32792

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.6.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a denial of service vulnerability when compiled with DNSCrypt support '--enable-dnscrypt'. A bad DNSCrypt query could underflow Unbound's DNSCrypt packet reading procedure that may lead to heap overflow. A malicious actor can exploit...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-32792

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - NLnet Labs Unbound 1.6.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a denial of service vulnerability when compiled with DNSCrypt support '--enable-dnscrypt'. A bad...

PT-2026-42124

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NLnet Labs Unbound versions 1.6.2 through 1.25.0 Description A denial of service issue exists when the software is compiled with DNSCrypt support using the --enable-dnscrypt flag. A specially crafted DNSCrypt query, where the decrypted plainte...