Use After Free Affecting bind package, versions [9.11.0,9.19.0)[9.20.0,9.20.29)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BIND-20074801
  • published24 Sept 2026
  • disclosed16 Sept 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 16 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-19662  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade bind to version 9.19.0, 9.20.29 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free in the named process. An attacker can cause the resolver to abort by inducing it to send multiple queries for a DNSSEC-signed zone hosted on an attacker-controlled authoritative server, which then responds with a crafted sequence of answers delivered in a specific order and timing.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1