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High USN-6665-1 2 CVEs

unbound vulnerabilities

Published Feb 28, 2024 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

Elias Heftrig, Haya Schulmann, Niklas Vogel, and Michael Waidner discovered
that Unbound incorrectly handled validating DNSSEC messages. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Unbound to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-50387)

It was discovered that Unbound incorrectly handled preparing an NSEC3
closest encloser proof. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Unbound to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-50868)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS unbound 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.5
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS unbound 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.4

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50387
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50868