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ALPINE-CVE-2026-50045

In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.22.0 up to and including 1.25.1, a single client query for a deeply nested name under a DNSSEC-signed parent can cause Unbound...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.22.0 up to and including 1.25.1, a single client query for a deeply nested name under a DNSSEC-signed parent can cause Unbound to send more upstream packets per client query than the configured 'max-global-quota'. This effectively bypasses a security configuration that limits upstream amplification traffic.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.22 unbound

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"1.22.0"},{"fixed":"1.25.2-r0"}]}]

Alpine:v3.23 unbound

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"1.22.0"},{"fixed":"1.25.2-r0"}]}]

Alpine:v3.24 unbound

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"1.22.0"},{"fixed":"1.25.2-r0"}]}]

References

advisory security.alpinelinux.org