Description
NLnet Labs Unbound 1.6.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a denial of service vulnerability when compiled with DNSCrypt support ('--enable-dnscrypt'). A bad DNSCrypt query could underflow Unbound's DNSCrypt packet reading procedure that may lead to heap overflow. A malicious actor can exploit the vulnerability with a single bad DNSCrypt query that its decrypted plaintext consists entirely of '0x00' bytes and does not contain the expected '0x80' marker. Unbound would then start reading more bytes than necessary until it finds a non-'0x00' byte. Based on the underlying memory allocator and the memory layout, it could lead to heap overflow while reading followed by a crash. Likelihood of a crash is low, since it relies heavily on the underlying memory allocator and the memory layout. If the heap overflow does not happen, Unbound's later packet checks will deny the packet. Unbound 1.25.1 contains a patch with a fix to bound reading in the given buffer space.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLnet Labs | Unbound | 1.6.2 – < 1.25.1 | 1.25.1 |
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 | 1.25.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | unbound | 1.22.0-2+deb13u3 | — |
| Debian 12 | unbound | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | unbound | 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | unbound | 1.22.0-2ubuntu2.3 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | unbound | 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.8 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | unbound | 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.15 | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | unbound | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | unbound | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | unbound | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | unbound | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | unbound +7 | 1.25.1-1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:20357 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP5 | unbound | 1.20.0-150100.10.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2369-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | unbound | 1.20.0-150100.10.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2369-1 |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | unbound | 1.24.1-160000.2.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22160-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | unbound | 1.20.0-150100.10.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2369-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | unbound | 1.20.0-150100.10.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2369-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | unbound | 1.24.1-160000.2.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22160-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | unbound | 1.24.1-160000.2.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22213-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | unbound | 1.20.0-150100.10.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2369-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | unbound | 1.20.0-150100.10.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2369-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | unbound | 1.20.0-150100.10.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2369-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | unbound | 1.25.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10903-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | unbound | 1.24.1-160000.2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21083-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | unbound | 1.25.1-1 | — |
Advisories 8
- WID-SEC-2026-2455 Oracle Solaris Drittanbieterkomponenten: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1599 Unbound: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 10, 2026
- RHSA-2026:20357 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21083-1 Security update for unbound SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 30, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22160-1 Security update for unbound SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 24, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22213-1 Security update for unbound SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 24, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2369-1 Security update for unbound SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 12, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10903-1 libunbound8-1.25.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 30, 2026
References
- https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/unbound/CVE-2026-32792.txt vendor-advisory