Description
Tokens of text in RDATA (of for example TXT records) under 32 bytes are not checked to stay within the space reserved for the RDATA allowing for arbitrary sized out of bound stack writes, including an overwrite of a callback function pointer which is called directly after parse. Zone files which are written out by NSD itself, such for zones for which the NSD instance is secondary, will not be formatted like this. The zone file must be fed to NSD directly, (but it could come, for example, from an operator controlled provisioning system).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLnet Labs | NSD | 4.10.0 – < 4.15.3 | 4.15.3 |
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 | nsd | 4.15.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | nsd | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | nsd | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | nsd | No fix yet | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | nsd | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | nsd | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | nsd | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | nsd | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | nsd | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | nsd | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | nsd | 4.14.3-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | nsd | 4.13.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | nsd | 4.12.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | nsd | 4.11.1-r1 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-4044 OpenBSD: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 19, 2026
References
- https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/nsd/CVE-2026-101341.txt vendor-advisory