CVE-2026-42004 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-2026-42004 (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 can send a crafted EDNS OPT record that will be ignored by DNSdist’s filtering rules, but will be rewritten as a valid OPT record when EDNS Client Subnet is inserted, causing the backend to see the EDNS option(s) that DNSdist did not filter.