Reachable assertion in BIND 9 RPZ handling causes server exit
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 17 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-617.
Summary
ISC BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.29-S1 are affected. A reachable assertion (CWE-617) makes the server exit when it gets a recursive query followed by a non-recursive query. A remote unauthenticated attacker can crash servers that allow recursion and have two RPZ zones with different recursive-only settings.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
A recursive BIND server that receives a query with recursion desired (RD=1) followed by a non-recursive query (RD=0) may exit with an assertion failure, resulting in a denial of service. To be vulnerable, the BIND server must allow recursive queries and have at least two RPZ zones configured: one with the default setting of "recursive-only yes", and the other with "recursive-only no". 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, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.29-S1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISC | BIND 9 | 9.16.0 – 9.18.50; 9.20.0 – 9.20.29; 9.21.0 – 9.21.26; 9.11.3-S1 – 9.18.50-S1; 9.20.9-S1 – 9.20.29-S1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BIND 9 VendorISC Affected 9.16.0 – 9.18.50; 9.20.0 – 9.20.29; 9.21.0 – 9.21.26; 9.11.3-S1 – 9.18.50-S1; 9.20.9-S1 – 9.20.29-S1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for BIND 9. Red Hat fixes it in the advisories RHSA-2026:95346, RHSA-2026:95241, RHSA-2026:95242, RHSA-2026:95048, RHSA-2026:95017, RHSA-2026:94278, RHSA-2026:94277, RHSA-2026:94115, RHSA-2026:94011, RHSA-2026:93610, RHSA-2026:93072, RHSA-2026:92419, and RHSA-2026:87309. Red Hat's plan is none available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4, and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Red Hat 13 advisories
- RHSA-2026:95346 Released 2026-11-06 · Red Hat rating CriticalOpenShift Container Platform 4.22.22 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 rhcos-aarch64-4.22.9.8.202611032353-0, rhcos-ppc64le-4.22.9.8.202611032353-0, rhcos-s390x-4.22.9.8.202611032353-0 +1
- RHSA-2026:95241 Released 2026-11-04 · Red Hat rating Importantbind security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) bind-32:9.16.23-18.el9_4.13, bind-libs-32:9.16.23-18.el9_4.13
- RHSA-2026:95242 Released 2026-11-04 · Red Hat rating Importantbind security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) bind-32:9.16.23-11.el9_2.12, bind-dnssec-utils-32:9.16.23-11.el9_2.12, bind-libs-32:9.16.23-11.el9_2.12
Show 10 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:95048 Released 2026-11-04 · Red Hat rating Importantbind security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) bind-libs-32:9.16.23-31.el9_6.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) bind-32:9.16.23-31.el9_6.5, bind-dnssec-utils-32:9.16.23-31.el9_6.5, bind-libs-32:9.16.23-31.el9_6.5 +1
- RHSA-2026:95017 Released 2026-11-04 · Red Hat rating Importantbind9.16 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) bind9.16-32:9.16.23-0.14.el8_8.10, bind9.16-dnssec-utils-32:9.16.23-0.14.el8_8.10, bind9.16-libs-32:9.16.23-0.14.el8_8.10 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) bind9.16-32:9.16.23-0.14.el8_8.10, bind9.16-dnssec-utils-32:9.16.23-0.14.el8_8.10, bind9.16-libs-32:9.16.23-0.14.el8_8.10 +1
- RHSA-2026:94278 Released 2026-11-03 · Red Hat rating Importantbind9.18 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) bind9.18-libs-32:9.18.29-4.el9_6.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) bind9.18-32:9.18.29-4.el9_6.5, bind9.18-dnssec-utils-32:9.18.29-4.el9_6.5, bind9.18-libs-32:9.18.29-4.el9_6.5
- RHSA-2026:94277 Released 2026-11-03 · Red Hat rating Importantbind9.16 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) bind9.16-32:9.16.23-0.7.el8_6.12, bind9.16-libs-32:9.16.23-0.7.el8_6.12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) bind9.16-32:9.16.23-0.7.el8_6.12, bind9.16-libs-32:9.16.23-0.7.el8_6.12
- RHSA-2026:94115 Released 2026-11-03 · Red Hat rating Importantbind security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) bind-32:9.18.33-4.el10_0.6, bind-dnssec-utils-32:9.18.33-4.el10_0.6, bind-libs-32:9.18.33-4.el10_0.6
- RHSA-2026:94011 Released 2026-11-02 · Red Hat rating Importantbind9.16 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) bind9.16-32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.21, bind9.16-chroot-32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.21, bind9.16-dnssec-utils-32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.21 +4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) bind9.16-devel-32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.21, bind9.16-doc-32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.21, bind9.16-libs-32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.21
- RHSA-2026:93610 Released 2026-11-02 · Red Hat rating Importantbind security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) bind-32:9.16.23-40.el9_8.13, bind-chroot-32:9.16.23-40.el9_8.13, bind-dnssec-doc-32:9.16.23-40.el9_8.13 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) bind-devel-32:9.16.23-40.el9_8.13, bind-doc-32:9.16.23-40.el9_8.13, bind-libs-32:9.16.23-40.el9_8.13
- RHSA-2026:93072 Released 2026-10-30 · Red Hat rating Importantbind9.18 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) bind9.18-32:9.18.29-14.el9_8.12, bind9.18-chroot-32:9.18.29-14.el9_8.12, bind9.18-dnssec-utils-32:9.18.29-14.el9_8.12 +2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) bind9.18-devel-32:9.18.29-14.el9_8.12, bind9.18-doc-32:9.18.29-14.el9_8.12, bind9.18-libs-32:9.18.29-14.el9_8.12
- RHSA-2026:92419 Released 2026-10-29 · Red Hat rating Importantbind security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) bind-32:9.18.33-15.el10_2.14, bind-chroot-32:9.18.33-15.el10_2.14, bind-dnssec-utils-32:9.18.33-15.el10_2.14 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) bind-devel-32:9.18.33-15.el10_2.14, bind-doc-32:9.18.33-15.el10_2.14
- RHSA-2026:87309 Released 2026-10-21 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images bind-32:9.20.30-0.1.hum1@aarch64, bind-32:9.20.30-0.1.hum1@s390x, bind-32:9.20.30-0.1.hum1@src +19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:94278, RHSA-2026:95048 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:92419 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:94011 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:93072, RHSA-2026:93610 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:94277 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95017 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95242 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95241 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:94115 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:94278, RHSA-2026:95048 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:94277 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95017 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:94011 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:92419 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:93072, RHSA-2026:93610 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:87309 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:95346 |
Not affected: 14 products
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97313
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-9p2q-wv22-f9q8
- 2026-10-21 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-21 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-22 Fix available: RHSA-2026:87309 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: Red Hat Hardened Images · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: RHSA-2026:92419 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-31 Fix available: RHSA-2026:93072 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-31 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) · Red Hat
- 2026-11-02 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: RHSA-2026:93610 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: RHSA-2026:94115 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: RHSA-2026:94277 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: RHSA-2026:94011 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: RHSA-2026:94278 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Fix available: Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) +2 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95017 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95048 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95242 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95241 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) · Red Hat
- 2026-11-05 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-07 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95346 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-07 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 · Red Hat
References
More ISC vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-04610 Assertion failure in ISC BIND named via TKEY queries KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-27571 Certain DNSSEC aspects of the DNS protocol (in RFC 4033, 4034, 4035, 6840, and related… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-07476 A second vulnerability in BIND's GSSAPI security policy negotiation can be targeted by a buffer overflow attack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-1999-00042 Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-27773 The Closest Encloser Proof aspect of the DNS protocol (in RFC 5155 when RFC 9276 guidance… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-27240 Cache poisoning attacks with unsolicited RRs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-97313 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97313 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9p2q-wv22-f9q8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-97313 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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