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Unscored USN-5257-1 2 CVEs

ldns vulnerabilities

Published Jan 31, 2022 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that ldns incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-19860, CVE-2020-19861)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS ldns 1.7.0-3ubuntu4.1
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS ldns 1.6.17-8ubuntu0.1+esm1

Vulnerabilities 2

  • Unscored —

    When ldns version 1.7.1 verifies a zone file, the ldns_rr_new_frm_str_internal function has a heap out of bounds read v…

  • Unscored —

    When a zone file in ldns 1.7.1 is parsed, the function ldns_nsec3_salt_data is too trusted for the length value obtaine…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-19860
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-19861