Reachable Assertion Affecting bind package, versions [9.20.0,9.20.29)[9.21.0,9.21.26)
Threat Intelligence
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- published24 Sept 2026
- disclosed16 Sept 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 16 Sep 2026
NewCVE-2026-76163 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade bind to version 9.20.29, 9.21.26 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Reachable Assertion in the named.conf configuration when there is no global options block. An attacker can cause the service to terminate unexpectedly by sending a query of QTYPE TKEY. This is only exploitable if the configuration file lacks a global options statement.