Uncaught Exception Affecting pdns-recursor package, versions [5.2.0,5.2.11)[5.3.0,5.3.8)[5.4.0,5.4.3)
Threat Intelligence
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- published28 Jun 2026
- disclosed25 Jun 2026
- creditylwango613
Introduced: 25 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-42388 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade pdns-recursor to version 5.2.11, 5.3.8, 5.4.3 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncaught Exception due to incomplete validation of the SOA record in catalog zones. An attacker can cause a crash by providing specially crafted input to the affected process.