Return of Stack Variable Address Affecting bind package, versions [9.20.0,9.20.21)[9.21.0,9.21.20)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BIND-15812205
  • published29 Mar 2026
  • disclosed25 Mar 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-3591  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-562  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade bind to version 9.20.21, 9.21.20 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Return of Stack Variable Address in the SIG(0) handling process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access by sending specially crafted DNS requests that cause access control lists to improperly match IP addresses.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1