CVE-2023-50868 Affecting unbound-devel package, versions <0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-UNBOUNDDEVEL-6303825
  • published28 Feb 2024
  • disclosed14 Mar 2024

Introduced: 28 Feb 2024

CVE-2023-50868  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 unbound-devel to version 0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:0977.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream unbound-devel package and not the unbound-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Closest Encloser Proof aspect of the DNS protocol (in RFC 5155 when RFC 9276 guidance is skipped) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption for SHA-1 computations) via DNSSEC responses in a random subdomain attack, aka the "NSEC3" issue. The RFC 5155 specification implies that an algorithm must perform thousands of iterations of a hash function in certain situations.

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