CLEANSTART-2025-NS85372 defect in code added to support QNAME minimization can cause named to exit with an assertion failure if a forwarder returns a referral rather than resolving the query

Security vulnerability affects the bind package. A defect in code added to support QNAME minimization can cause named to exit with an assertion failure if a forwarder returns a referral rather than resolving the query...

SUSE CVE-2026-96888

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

CVE-2026-96888

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

ALPINE-CVE-2026-96888

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

AZL-111512 CVE-2026-96888 affecting package bind 9.20.30-1

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-96888

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-96888

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

CVE-2026-96888

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

CVE-2026-96888

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

CVE-2026-96888

The BIND resolver is vulnerable to a reachable assertion failure (CWE-617) and potential NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476) when configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" . This flaw can cause the Named service to terminate unexpectedly during redirect processing. Imp...

CVE-2026-96888

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

CVE-2026-96888 Named may terminate unexpectedly when a redirect zone is used with strict QNAME minimization

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

EUVD-2026-107255

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

CVE-2026-96888 Named may terminate unexpectedly when a redirect zone is used with strict QNAME minimization

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

Red Hat: CVE-2026-96888: bind: bind: Denial of Service via assertion failure during redirect processing

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

PT-2026-134542

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

PT-2026-120595

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50 BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.29 BIND 9 versions 9.21.0 through 9.21.26 BIND 9 versions 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1 BIND 9 versions 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.29-S1 Description A BIND resolver may abor...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-96888

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A BIND resolver that is configured with both a redirect zone and qname-minimization strict may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. Th...

Red Hat: CVE-2026-96888: bind: bind: Denial of Service via assertion failure during redirect processing

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1...

ISC BIND 9 Improper exception handling vulnerability

In versions 9.16.0 to 9.18.50, 9.20.0 to 9.20.29, 9.21.0 to 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 to 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 to 9.20.29-S1 of BIND, there are vulnerabilities related to improper exception handling. These vulnerabilities arise from the BIND resolver, which includes both “redirect” and...