Description
NLnet Labs Unbound version 1.18.0 up to and including version 1.19.1 contain a vulnerability that can cause denial of service by a certain code path that can lead to an infinite loop. Unbound 1.18.0 introduced a feature that removes EDE records from responses with size higher than the client's advertised buffer size. Before removing all the EDE records however, it would try to see if trimming the extra text fields on those records would result in an acceptable size while still retaining the EDE codes. Due to an unchecked condition, the code that trims the text of the EDE records could loop indefinitely. This happens when Unbound would reply with attached EDE information on a positive reply and the client's buffer size is smaller than the needed space to include EDE records. The vulnerability can only be triggered when the 'ede: yes' option is used; non default configuration. From version 1.19.2 on, the code is fixed to avoid looping indefinitely.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLnet Labs | Unbound | 1.18.0 – < 1.19.2 | 1.19.2 |
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 | unbound | 1.19.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | unbound | 1.19.2-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | unbound | 1.19.2-1ubuntu1 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Micro 6.0 | unbound | 1.21.0-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20024-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | unbound | 1.19.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13762-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | unbound | 1.19.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | unbound | 1.19.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | unbound | 1.19.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | unbound | 1.19.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | unbound | 1.19.2-r0 | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | unbound | 1.19.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | unbound | 1.19.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | unbound | 1.19.2-r0 | — |
Advisories 2
- SUSE-SU-2025:20024-1 Security update for unbound SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13762-1 libunbound8-1.19.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/unbound/CVE-2024-1931.txt vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4VCBRQ7KMSIGBQ6A4SBL5PF326DIJIIV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B2JUIFPA7H75Q2W3VXW2TUNHK6NVGOX4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RBR4H7RCVMJ6H76S4LLRSY5EBFTYWGXK/
- https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-security/2024-July/000283.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240705-0006/