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CVE-2026-12245

CVE-2026-12245 · Denial of DNS over TLS service by any DoT client

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NSD from version 4.13.0 has a heap use-after-free bug in logging errors on TLS connections, causing a crash of the server process, which can be triggered trivially by sending a DNS query over a DoT connection, and closing the connection without reading the response.

CVSS 8.7 · High · EPSS 0.5% · Fix available

Published
Updated

Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • nsd

    Versions
    • ≥ 4.13.0, < 4.14.3: Affected (semver)

    Update to 4.14.3

  • nsd Debian:14

    Versions
    • 4.12.0-1
    • 4.12.0-2
    • 4.13.0-1
    • 4.13.0-2
    • 4.13.0-3
    • 4.13.0-4
    • 4.13.0-5
    • 4.13.0-6
    • 4.14.0-1
    • 4.14.1-1
    • 4.14.2-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 4.14.3-1

    Update to 4.14.3-1

  • nsd Ubuntu:25.10

    Versions
    • 4.11.1-1
    • 4.12.0-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • nsd Ubuntu:26.10

    Versions
    • 4.14.0-1
    • 4.14.2-1
    • 4.14.3-1
    • 4.15.0-1
    • 4.15.0-1build1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • nsd Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 4.12.0-1
    • 4.13.0-6
    • 4.14.0-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 4.14.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Update to 4.14.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Original sources

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