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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-76163

If BIND is loaded with a "`named.conf`" file that contains no global "`options`" block, an attacker can send a query of QTYPE TKEY which may cause an...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

If BIND is loaded with a "named.conf" file that contains no global "options" block, an attacker can send a query of QTYPE TKEY which may cause an assertion failure and subsequent unexpected program exit. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 bind9

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Debian:13 bind9

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:9.20.29-1~deb13u1"}]}]

Debian:14 bind9

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:9.20.29-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org