CVE-2026-33278 Affecting unbound-debugsource package, versions <0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.27% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-UNBOUNDDEBUGSOURCE-17314746
  • published12 Jun 2026
  • disclosed20 May 2026

Introduced: 20 May 2026

CVE-2026-33278  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:9 unbound-debugsource to version 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2026:24369.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream unbound-debugsource package and not the unbound-debugsource package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.19.1 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability in the DNSSEC validator that enables denial of service and possible remote code execution as a result of deep copying a data structure and erroneously overwriting a destination pointer. An adversary can exploit the vulnerability by controlling a malicious signed zone and querying a vulnerable Unbound. When DS sub-queries need to suspend validation due to NSEC3 computational budget exhaustion (introduced in Unbound 1.19.1), Unbound deep-copies response messages to preserve them across memory region teardown. A struct-assignment bug overwrites the destination's pointer with the source's pointer. After the sub-query region is freed, the resumed validator dereferences this dangling pointer, triggering a crash or potentially enabling arbitrary code execution. Unbound 1.25.1 contains a patch with a fix to preserve the correct pointer when deep copying the data structure.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1