Description
In OpenStack Designate before 22.0.2, the mDNS handler performs pool-blind lookups when resolving record queries and NOTIFY requests. When two zones with the same name exist across different pools, the lookup fails with a deterministic error, causing the handler to return REFUSED for all DNS queries through that path. The _handle_notify path is exploitable via a single unauthenticated UDP packet. This is independently reachable through the cross-tenant zone overlap described in a different recent CVE, and also affects legitimate same-tenant cross-pool configurations. BIND9 views do not mitigate this issue as mDNS is a shared service upstream of any view configuration.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack | Designate | 1.0.0 – < 20.0.2, 21.0.0 – < 21.0.1, 22.0.0 – < 22.0.2 | 20.0.2 |
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 | designate | 1:22.0.0-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | designate | 1:20.0.0-2+deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | designate | 1:15.0.2-0+deb11u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | designate | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | designate | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | designate | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | designate | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | designate | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | designate | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | designate | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/2160533 issue-tracking
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-034.html vendor-advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/11/6 issue-tracking vendor-advisory mailing-list