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Medium ELSA-2026-68292 1 CVE

Moderate: unbound security update (Oracle Linux 9)

Published Sep 16, 2026 · Updated Sep 16, 2026

Ecosystem: Oracle Linux

Summary

[1.24.2-3.6]
- Backport additional fix from 1.26.0 (CVE-2026-50252)

[1.24.2-3.5]
- Fix CVE-2026-50252 (RHEL-243479)

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 9 python3-unbound 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.6
Oracle Linux · 9 unbound 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.6
Oracle Linux · 9 unbound-devel 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.6
Oracle Linux · 9 unbound-dracut 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.6
Oracle Linux · 9 unbound-libs 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.6

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Medium 5.7
    CVE-2026-50252

    Possible cache poisoning attack by mapping source port population per thread

    In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.4.22 up to and including 1.25.1, UDP source port is randomized and intended to serve as a secret value that increases the entropy of DNS transactions. When resolver load balancing policies depend on the source port while their outcome …

    NLnet Labs Unbound unbound unbound Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux Alpine