Description
Hickory DNS is a Rust based DNS client, server, and resolver. A vulnerability present starting in version 0.8.0 and prior to versions 0.24.3 and 0.25.0-alpha.5 impacts Hickory DNS users relying on DNSSEC verification in the client library, stub resolver, or recursive resolver. The DNSSEC validation routines treat entire RRsets of DNSKEY records as trusted once they have established trust in only one of the DNSKEYs. As a result, if a zone includes a DNSKEY with a public key that matches a configured trust anchor, all keys in that zone will be trusted to authenticate other records in the zone. There is a second variant of this vulnerability involving DS records, where an authenticated DS record covering one DNSKEY leads to trust in signatures made by an unrelated DNSKEY in the same zone. Versions 0.24.3 and 0.25.0-alpha.5 fix the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| hickory-dns | hickory-dns | >= 0.8.0, < 0.24.3, >= 0.25.0-alpha.1, < 0.25.0-alpha.5 | — |
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 | rust-hickory-proto | 0.24.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | rust-hickory-proto | 0.24.3-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | rust-hickory-proto | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | rust-hickory-proto | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | rust-hickory-proto | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | rust-hickory-proto | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | linkerd2-proxy | 2.278.0-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | shadowsocks-rust | 1.22.0-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | hickory-proto | >= 0.8.0, < 0.24.3 | 0.24.3 | GHSA-37wc-h8xc-5hc4 |