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TI-2026-31144 Aliases CVE-2026-42955GHSA-2pwm-327c-rq4r

Extra fix for CVE-2026-40622 to also clamp the TTL of A/AAAA records disallowing a…

Priority LOW 17CWE-672Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 up to and including 1.25.1, a similar vulnerability as with CVE-2026-40622 in the 'ghost domain names' family of attacks was found in Unbound that could extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value for A/AAAA glue records. Similar to other 'ghost domain names' attacks, an adversary needs to control a (ghost) zone and be able to query a vulnerable Unbound. A single client A/AAAA query can cause Unbound to overwrite the cached expired parent-side glue rrset and essentially extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value ('cache-max-ttl'). In configurations where 'harden-referral-path: yes' is used (non-default configuration), no client query is required since Unbound implicitly performs that query. This is a variant of CVE-2026-40622 which only addressed the NS query.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00196 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Unbound (NLnet Labs): 1.25.2Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NLnet LabsUnbound1.16.2 to before 1.25.21.25.2Patch availableCNA
  • Unbound VendorNLnet Labs Affected 1.16.2 to before 1.25.2 Fixed in 1.25.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:unbound:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.2 to before 1.25.2VulnerableNLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:unbound:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.2 to before 1.25.2 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Unbound (NLnet Labs) Fixed in 1.25.2

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2026:43588 Released 2026-07-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images python3-unbound-1.25.2-0.1.hum1@aarch64, python3-unbound-1.25.2-0.1.hum1@x86_64, unbound-1.25.2-0.1.hum1@aarch64 +14

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    NLnet Labs Unbound 1.25.2

    24 records Highest priority Priority LOW 24 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-40374 'dns-error-reporting: yes' leads to stack buffer overflowPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-29375 Packet of death for DNSCrypt over TCPPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-25166 Remote DNS-over-QUIC denial of service due to `quic-size` budget bypassPriority LOW 39
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:43588
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42955
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2pwm-327c-rq4r
  3. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-25690 Possible arbitrary code execution during DNSSEC validation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-56302 Heap buffer overflow and possible Remote Code Execution when digesting DNSKEY CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-31146 Crash during DNSSEC validation of malicious content CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-31135 Heap overflow with multiple NSID, COOKIE, PADDING EDNS options CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-36436 Routinator crashes on specifically crafted RRDP XML files CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-36433 Routinator exits when accepting an incoming HTTP or RTR connection fails CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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