Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting pdns-recursor package, versions [,5.2.9)
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- published27 Apr 2026
- disclosed23 Apr 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 23 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-33260 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade pdns-recursor to version 5.2.9 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via the internal web server process. An attacker can exhaust system memory resources by sending specially crafted web requests, resulting in service disruption. This is only exploitable if the internal web server is enabled.