Description
In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.6.0 up to and including 1.25.1, a replay of a wildcard rrset as another piece of data, could be briefly considered DNSSEC secure based only on the RRSIG validation and stored into cache, before later validation treats it as bogus based on NSEC validation. When the resolving thread puts secure on the rrset, and another thread that is on the serve expired path then picks up the updated rrset contents with the secure status for a reply, it can be used to change a specific record, next to a wildcard that could be covered by the wildcard, into the wildcard. A malicious actor can exploit the possible poisonous effect by having any DNSSEC-singed domain (irrelevant to the victim domain) and a CNAME wrapper record that points to a record next to a wildcard (that could be covered by the wildcard). Then quering Unbound for the wildcard sibling record would seed the secure message. A later (after expiry) query for the CNAME wrapper would need to resolve the target sibling record. If the wildcard replay is injected into the response, the wildcard rrset will update the expired sibling record with a secure status before completing proper wildcard validation with NSEC records and eventually treating the CNAME wrapper answer as bogus. The updated poisoned rrset is now secure and points to the wildcard. This vulnerability is explicit for the serve expired path and needs injection of the signed wildcard rrset without the NSEC accompanying rrset.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLnet Labs | Unbound | 1.6.0 – < 1.25.2 | 1.25.2 |
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 | 1.25.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | unbound | 1.26.1-0+deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | unbound | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | unbound | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | unbound | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | unbound | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | unbound | No fix yet | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.25.2-0.1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:43588 |
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 SP7 | unbound | 1.25.2-150600.23.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3885-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | unbound | 1.25.2-150600.23.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3885-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | unbound | 1.25.2-150100.10.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3884-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | unbound | 1.25.2-150100.10.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3884-1 |
Show 11 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | unbound | 1.25.2-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23226-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23215-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | unbound | 1.25.2-150600.23.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3885-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | unbound | 1.25.2-150100.10.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3884-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | unbound | 1.25.2-150100.10.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3884-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | unbound | 1.25.2-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23226-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23215-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | unbound | 1.25.2-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23050-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | unbound | 1.25.2-slfo.1.1_1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23349-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | unbound | 1.25.2-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23360-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | unbound | 1.25.2-150100.10.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3884-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | unbound | 1.25.2-150100.10.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3884-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | unbound | 1.25.2-150100.10.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3884-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | unbound | 1.25.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11380-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | unbound | 1.25.2-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21550-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | unbound | 1.25.2-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.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | unbound | 1.25.2-1 | — |
Advisories 17
- 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-2026-2492 Unbound: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 10, 2026
- RHSA-2026:43588 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3885-1 Security update for unbound SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 10, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3884-1 Security update for unbound SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 10, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23360-1 Security update for unbound SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 10, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23349-1 Security update for unbound SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 10, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23226-1 Security update for unbound SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 27, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23215-1 Security update for unbound SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 27, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-3038 Meinberg LANTIME: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 26, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21550-1 Security update for unbound SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 12, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23050-1 Security update for unbound SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 12, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-2033 Important: unbound security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Aug 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11380-1 libunbound8-1.25.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 27, 2026
References
- https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/unbound/CVE-2026-46582.txt vendor-advisory