Skip to content
OpenAdvisories
High DSA-5329-1 3 CVEs

bind9 - security update

Published Jan 26, 2023 · Updated Mar 9, 2026

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Debian · 11 bind9 1:9.16.37-1~deb11u1

Vulnerabilities 3

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2022-3094 EPSS 13%

    An UPDATE message flood may cause named to exhaust all available memory

    Sending a flood of dynamic DNS updates may cause `named` to allocate large amounts of memory. This, in turn, may cause `named` to exit due to a lack of free memory. We are not aware of any cases where this has been exploited. Memory is allocated prior to the …

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2022-3736 EPSS 48%

    named configured to answer from stale cache may terminate unexpectedly while processing RRSIG queries

    BIND 9 resolver can crash when stale cache and stale answers are enabled, option `stale-answer-client-timeout` is set to a positive integer, and the resolver receives an RRSIG query. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.12 through 9.16.36, 9.18.0 through 9…

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2022-3924 EPSS 16%

    named configured to answer from stale cache may terminate unexpectedly at recursive-clients soft quota

    This issue can affect BIND 9 resolvers with `stale-answer-enable yes;` that also make use of the option `stale-answer-client-timeout`, configured with a value greater than zero. If the resolver receives many queries that require recursion, there will be a cor…