Description
NLnet Labs Unbound up to and including version 1.25.0 is vulnerable to poisoning via promiscuous records for the authority section. Promiscuous RRSets that complement DNS replies in the authority section can be used to trick Unbound to cache such records. If an adversary is able to attach such records in a reply (i.e., spoofed packet, fragmentation attack) he would be able to poison Unbound's cache. A malicious actor can exploit the possible poisonous effect by injecting RRSets other than NS that are also accompanied by address records in a reply, for example MX. This could be achieved by trying to spoof a reply packet or fragmentation attacks. Unbound would then accept the relative address records in the additional section and cache them if the authority RRSet has enough trust at this point, i.e., in-zone data for the delegation point. Unbound 1.25.1 contains a patch with a fix that disregards address records from the additional section if they are not explicitly relevant only to authority NS records, mitigating the possible poison effect. This is a complement fix to CVE-2025-11411.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLnet Labs | Unbound | < 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 | 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | unbound | 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm4 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | unbound | 1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm3 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | unbound | 1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm3 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | unbound +6 | 1.26.1-2.el10_3 | RHSA-2026:97121 |
| RHEL 9 | unbound +4 | 1.26.1-1.el9_9 | RHSA-2026:97497 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | unbound +7 | 1.25.1-1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:20357 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 10 | unbound +6 | 1.26.1-2.el10_3 | RLSA-2026:97121 |
| Rocky Linux 9 | unbound +4 | 1.26.1-1.el9_9 | RLSA-2026:97497 |
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 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | unbound | 1.25.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | unbound | 1.25.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | unbound | 1.25.2-r0 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | unbound +5 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.12 | ALAS2023-2026-1756 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | unbound +4 | 1.7.3-15.amzn2.0.14 | ALAS2-2026-3322 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | unbound | 1.25.1-1 | — |
Advisories 14
- RHSA-2026:97497 Red Hat Security Advisory: unbound security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 13, 2026
- RHSA-2026:97121 Red Hat Security Advisory: unbound security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 13, 2026
- RLSA-2026:97497 Moderate: unbound security, bug fix, and enhancement update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Nov 13, 2026
- RLSA-2026:97121 Moderate: unbound security, bug fix, and enhancement update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Nov 13, 2026
- 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
- ALAS2-2026-3322 Important: unbound security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jun 8, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10903-1 libunbound8-1.25.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 30, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1756 Important: unbound security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · May 26, 2026
References
- https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/unbound/CVE-2026-42960.txt vendor-advisory