CVE-2026-42390 Affecting pdns-recursor package, versions <5.4.3-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE324-PDNSRECURSOR-18372057
  • published29 Jul 2026
  • disclosed25 Jun 2026

Introduced: 25 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-42390  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.24 pdns-recursor to version 5.4.3-r0 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:3.24 relevant fixed versions and status.

An invalid zone might pass ZONEMD validation while it should not. This is only relevant if ZoneToCache is configured with ZONEMD validation.