CVE-2025-59029 Affecting pdns-recursor package, versions <5.3.1-r1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE323-PDNSRECURSOR-14411535
  • published13 Dec 2025
  • disclosed9 Dec 2025

Introduced: 9 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-59029  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.23 pdns-recursor to version 5.3.1-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pdns-recursor package and not the pdns-recursor package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.23 relevant fixed versions and status.

An attacker can trigger an assertion failure by requesting crafted DNS records, waiting for them to be inserted into the records cache, then send a query with qtype set to ANY.