CVE-2026-40011 Affecting dnsdist package, versions <1.9.15-0+deb13u1
Threat Intelligence
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- published7 Aug 2026
- disclosed25 Jun 2026
Introduced: 25 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-40011 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest dnsdist to version 1.9.15-0+deb13u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dnsdist package and not the dnsdist package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
An attacker sending a large number of crafted DNS queries might be able to trigger a dynamic block being inserted with a value causing invalid output to be produced in the prometheus endpoint. The prometheus endpoint will then be rejected by the scraper until the dynamic block expires.