Reachable Assertion Affecting bind-chroot package, versions <32:9.20.30-0.1.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-BINDCHROOT-21413858
  • published22 Oct 2026
  • disclosed21 Oct 2026

Introduced: 21 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-96888  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 bind-chroot to version 32:9.20.30-0.1.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:87309.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind-chroot package and not the bind-chroot package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.29-S1.

CVSS Base Scores

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