Description
Change #4777 (introduced in October 2017) introduced an unforeseen issue in releases which were issued after that date, affecting which clients are permitted to make recursive queries to a BIND nameserver. The intended (and documented) behavior is that if an operator has not specified a value for the "allow-recursion" setting, it SHOULD default to one of the following: none, if "recursion no;" is set in named.conf; a value inherited from the "allow-query-cache" or "allow-query" settings IF "recursion yes;" (the default for that setting) AND match lists are explicitly set for "allow-query-cache" or "allow-query" (see the BIND9 Administrative Reference Manual section 6.2 for more details); or the intended default of "allow-recursion {localhost; localnets;};" if "recursion yes;" is in effect and no values are explicitly set for "allow-query-cache" or "allow-query". However, because of the regression introduced by change #4777, it is possible when "recursion yes;" is in effect and no match list values are provided for "allow-query-cache" or "allow-query" for the setting of "allow-recursion" to inherit a setting of all hosts from the "allow-query" setting default, improperly permitting recursion to all clients. Affects BIND 9.9.12, 9.10.7, 9.11.3, 9.12.0->9.12.1-P2, the development release 9.13.0, and also releases 9.9.12-S1, 9.10.7-S1, 9.11.3-S1, and 9.11.3-S2 from BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISC | BIND 9 | 9.9.12, 9.10.7, 9.11.3, 9.12.0->9.12.1-P2, the development release 9.13.0, and also releases 9.9.12-S1, 9.10.7-S1, 9.11.3-S1, and 9.11.3-S2 from BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition. | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | bind9 | 1:9.11.3+dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | bind9 | 1:9.11.3+dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | bind9 | 1:9.11.3+dfsg-2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | bind9 | 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1 | USN-3683-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
Show 13 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.9 | bind | 9.12.2_p1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.7 | bind | 9.11.5_p4-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.6 | bind | 9.11.5_p4-r0 | — |
Advisories 1
- USN-3683-1 bind9 vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
References
- USN-3683-1 vendor-advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01616
- 1041115 vdb-entry
- GLSA-201903-13 vendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190830-0002/