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CVE-2026-56444

CVE-2026-56444 · Degradation of resolution service when 'discard-timeout' and 'serve-expired-client-timeout' are combined in unusual configuration

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In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.20.0 up to and including 1.25.1, when Unbound is configured with 'serve-expired: yes' and 'serve-expired-client-timeout > discard-timeout > 0' (contrary to the suggested values), the discard-timeout branch during the serve expired logic drops an aged client reply without performing the correct accounting for the number of reply addresses for the query. Other identical branches outside of serve expired perform the correct decrement. Since the counter is never decremented in such scenario, it can reach the maximum limit and new clients for duplicate in-flight queries are silently dropped resulting in degradation of resolution service. A malicious actor can exploit the vulnerability by querying the resolver for a client-controlled slow-on-demand authoritative zone that can drive the counter past the threshold. Shipped defaults for 'serve-expired-client-timeout: 1800' and 'discard-timeout: 1900' make the branch unreachable.

CVSS 5.9 · Medium · EPSS 0.4% · Fix available

Published
Updated

Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • unbound

    Versions
    • ≥ 1.20.0, < 1.25.2: Affected (semver)

    Update to 1.25.2

  • unbound Debian:12

    Versions
    • 1.17.1-2
    • 1.17.1-2+deb12u1
    • 1.17.1-2+deb12u2
    • 1.17.1-2+deb12u3
    • 1.17.1-2+deb12u4
    • 1.17.1-2+loong64
    • 1.18.0-1
    • 1.18.0-2
    • 1.19.1-1
    • 1.19.2-1
    • 1.20.0-1
    • 1.21.1-1
    • 1.22.0-1
    • 1.22.0-2
    • 1.23.1-1
    • 1.24.0-1
    • 1.24.0-2
    • 1.24.1-1
    • 1.24.1-2
    • 1.24.2-1
    • 1.25.0-1
    • 1.25.1-1
    • 1.25.2-1
    • 1.26.0-1
    • 1.26.0-2
    • 1.26.1-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • unbound Debian:13

    Versions
    • 1.22.0-2
    • 1.22.0-2+deb13u1
    • 1.22.0-2+deb13u2
    • 1.22.0-2+deb13u3
    • 1.23.1-1
    • 1.24.0-1
    • 1.24.0-2
    • 1.24.1-1
    • 1.24.1-2
    • 1.24.2-1
    • 1.25.0-1
    • 1.25.1-1
    • 1.25.2-1
    • 1.26.0-1
    • 1.26.0-2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 1.26.1-0+deb13u1

    Update to 1.26.1-0+deb13u1

  • unbound Debian:14

    Versions
    • 1.22.0-2
    • 1.23.1-1
    • 1.24.0-1
    • 1.24.0-2
    • 1.24.1-1
    • 1.24.1-2
    • 1.24.2-1
    • 1.25.0-1
    • 1.25.1-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 1.25.2-1

    Update to 1.25.2-1

  • unbound Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1.4.20-1
    • 1.4.21-1
    • 1.4.21-1ubuntu1
    • 1.4.21-1ubuntu2
    • 1.4.22-1ubuntu1
    • 1.4.22-1ubuntu2
    • 1.4.22-1ubuntu3
    • 1.4.22-1ubuntu4
    • 1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.1
    • 1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.2
    • 1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3
    • 1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm1
    • 1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm2
    • 1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm3
    • 1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm4
    • 1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm5
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • unbound Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1.4.22-1ubuntu6
    • 1.5.7-1ubuntu1
    • 1.5.7-1ubuntu2
    • 1.5.8-1ubuntu1
    • 1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1
    • 1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm1
    • 1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm2
    • 1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm3
    • 1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm4
    • 1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm5
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • unbound Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1.6.5-1
    • 1.6.7-1
    • 1.6.7-1build1
    • 1.6.7-1ubuntu1
    • 1.6.7-1ubuntu2
    • 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.1
    • 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.2
    • 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.3
    • 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.4
    • 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.5
    • 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6
    • 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm2
    • 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm3
    • 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm4
    • 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm5
    • 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm6
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • unbound Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1.9.0-2ubuntu1
    • 1.9.0-2ubuntu2
    • 1.9.4-2
    • 1.9.4-2ubuntu1
    • 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.1
    • 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.2
    • 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.3
    • 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.4
    • 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.5
    • 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.6
    • 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.8
    • 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.9
    • 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11
    • 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm1
    • 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm2
    • 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm3
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • unbound Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu1
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu3
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.1
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.2
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.3
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.4
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.5
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.7
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.8
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.10
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.11
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.12
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.13
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.14
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.15
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.16
    • 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.17
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • unbound Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1.17.1-2
    • 1.18.0-2ubuntu1
    • 1.18.0-2ubuntu2
    • 1.19.1-1ubuntu1
    • 1.19.2-1ubuntu1
    • 1.19.2-1ubuntu3
    • 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.1
    • 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.2
    • 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.3
    • 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.4
    • 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.5
    • 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.6
    • 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.7
    • 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.8
    • 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.9
    • 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.10
    • 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.12
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • unbound Ubuntu:26.10

    Versions
    • 1.24.2-1ubuntu2
    • 1.25.1-1ubuntu1
    • 1.25.1-1ubuntu3
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • unbound Ubuntu:26.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1.22.0-2ubuntu2
    • 1.22.0-2ubuntu4
    • 1.24.2-1ubuntu1
    • 1.24.2-1ubuntu2
    • 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.1
    • 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.2
    • 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.3
    • 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.4
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

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