Use After Free Affecting dnsdist package, versions [1.9.0-alpha0,1.9.12)[2.0.0-alpha0,2.0.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-DNSDIST-15915723
  • published6 Apr 2026
  • disclosed31 Mar 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 31 Mar 2026

NewCVE-2026-27854  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade dnsdist to version 1.9.12, 2.0.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free in the DNSQuestion:getEDNSOptions function. An attacker can cause a crash and disrupt service by sending specially crafted DNS queries that trigger access to freed memory.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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