Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting bind-utils package, versions <32:9.18.49-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-BINDUTILS-16887859
  • published27 May 2026
  • disclosed20 May 2026

Introduced: 20 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-3592  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 bind-utils to version 32:9.18.49-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1755.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind-utils package and not the bind-utils package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

BIND resolvers are vulnerable to an amplified resource consumption/exhaustion attack. If a victim resolver makes a query to a specially crafted zone, the resolver will consume disproportionate resources. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.16.50, 9.18.0 through 9.18.48, 9.20.0 through 9.20.22, 9.21.0 through 9.21.21, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.16.50-S1, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.48-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.22-S1.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1