K000162784: NLnet Labs Unbound vulnerability CVE-2026-42534

Security Advisory Description NLnet Labs Unbound up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability in the jostle logic that could defeat its purpose and degrade resolution performance. Retransmits of the same query could renew the age of slow running queries and not allow the jostle logic to...

MiracleLinux 9 : unbound-1.24.2-3.el9_8.2 (AXSA:2026-1474:09)

The remote MiracleLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2026-1474:09 advisory. unbound: Unbound: Denial of Service via excessive EDNS options CVE-2026-41292 unbound: Unbound: Cache manipulation via 'ghost domain names' attack...

AlmaLinux 8 : unbound (ALSA-2026:37282)

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:37282 advisory. unbound: Unbound: Denial of Service via excessive EDNS options CVE-2026-41292 unbound: Unbound: Cache manipulation via 'ghost domain names' attack...

AlmaLinux 10 : unbound (ALSA-2026:36320)

The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:36320 advisory. unbound: Unbound: Denial of Service via excessive EDNS options CVE-2026-41292 unbound: Unbound: Cache manipulation via 'ghost domain names' attack...

RLSA-2026:36320 Important: unbound security update

The unbound packages provide a validating, recursive, and caching DNS or DNSSEC resolver. Security Fixes: unbound: Unbound: Denial of Service via excessive EDNS options CVE-2026-41292 unbound: Unbound: Cache manipulation via 'ghost domain names' attack CVE-2026-40622 unbound: Unbound: Denial of...

RLSA-2026:36777 Important: unbound security update

The unbound packages provide a validating, recursive, and caching DNS or DNSSEC resolver. Security Fixes: unbound: Unbound: Denial of Service via excessive EDNS options CVE-2026-41292 unbound: Unbound: Cache manipulation via 'ghost domain names' attack CVE-2026-40622 unbound: Unbound: Denial of...

RockyLinux 8 : unbound (RLSA-2026:37282)

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:37282 advisory. unbound: Unbound: Denial of Service via excessive EDNS options CVE-2026-41292 unbound: Unbound: Cache manipulation via 'ghost domain names' attack...

RockyLinux 9 : unbound (RLSA-2026:36777)

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:36777 advisory. unbound: Unbound: Denial of Service via excessive EDNS options CVE-2026-41292 unbound: Unbound: Cache manipulation via 'ghost domain names' attack...

RockyLinux 10 : unbound (RLSA-2026:36320)

The remote RockyLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:36320 advisory. unbound: Unbound: Denial of Service via excessive EDNS options CVE-2026-41292 unbound: Unbound: Cache manipulation via 'ghost domain names' attack...

CVE-2026-50046

In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.15.0 up to and including 1.25.1, the TLS server name used for DNS-over-TLS DoT forwarded queries is tied to a struct's 'servicedquery' lifetime but also referenced by another struct 'waitingtcp'. When the owning struct is jostled out of the mesh while the DoT TCP stream is...

CVE-2026-50046 Possible heap use-after-free in an error path when a DoT forwarded query is jostled out

In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.15.0 up to and including 1.25.1, the TLS server name used for DNS-over-TLS DoT forwarded queries is tied to a struct's 'servicedquery' lifetime but also referenced by another struct 'waitingtcp'. When the owning struct is jostled out of the mesh while the DoT TCP stream is...

CVE-2026-50046

In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.15.0 up to and including 1.25.1, the TLS server name used for DNS-over-TLS DoT forwarded queries is tied to a struct's 'servicedquery' lifetime but also referenced by another struct 'waitingtcp'. When the owning struct is jostled out of the mesh while the DoT TCP stream is...

CVE-2026-50046

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.15.0–1.25.1 contains a heap use-after-free in the DoT path. The TLS server name for DoT forwarded queries is tied to a serviced_query object that is also referenced by waiting_tcp. If the owning struct is jostled out of the mesh while DoT TCP handshake is in progress, freeing...

PT-2026-63380

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NLnet Labs Unbound versions 1.15.0 through 1.25.1 Description A use-after-free issue exists in the handling of DNS-over-TLS DoT forwarded queries. The TLS server name is tied to the lifetime of the serviced query struct but is also referenced ...

unbound security update

1.24.2-15 - Fix CVE-2026-42534: Jostle logic bypass degrades resolution performance 1.24.2-14 - Fix CVE-2026-41292: DoS via excessive EDNS options 1.24.2-13 - Add upstream unit test for CVE-2026-40622 1.24.2-12 - Fix CVE-2026-44390: DoS with large RRsets 1.24.2-11 - Fix CVE-2026-40622: cache...

Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0207: unbound (ALINUX3-SA-2026:0207)

The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALINUX3-SA-2026:0207 advisory. Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-40622: NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 ...

MiracleLinux 8 : unbound-1.16.2-5.12.el8_10 (AXSA:2026-1249:07)

The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2026-1249:07 advisory. unbound: Unbound: Denial of Service via excessive EDNS options CVE-2026-41292 unbound: Unbound: Cache manipulation via 'ghost domain names' attack...

unbound: Unbound: Denial of Service due to degraded resolution performance in jostle logic

A flaw was found in Unbound. An adversary who can query a vulnerable Unbound instance and control a slow or malicious domain name server can exploit a vulnerability in the jostle logic. This flaw allows retransmitted queries to renew the age of slow-running queries, preventing them from being...

ALSA-2026:37282 Important: unbound security update

The unbound packages provide a validating, recursive, and caching DNS or DNSSEC resolver. Security Fixes: unbound: Unbound: Denial of Service via excessive EDNS options CVE-2026-41292 unbound: Unbound: Cache manipulation via 'ghost domain names' attack CVE-2026-40622 unbound: Unbound: Denial of...

Important: unbound security update

The unbound packages provide a validating, recursive, and caching DNS or DNSSEC resolver. Security Fixes: unbound: Unbound: Denial of Service via excessive EDNS options CVE-2026-41292 unbound: Unbound: Cache manipulation via 'ghost domain names' attack CVE-2026-40622 unbound: Unbound: Denial of...