Bug 2420464 (CVE-2025-59029)

Summary: CVE-2025-59029 PowerDNS: PowerDNS: Assertion failure due to crafted DNS records
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A flaw was found in PowerDNS. This vulnerability allows an attacker to trigger an assertion failure via requesting crafted DNS (Domain Name System) records, waiting for them to be inserted into the records cache, then sending a query with qtype set to ANY.
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Bug Depends On: 2423063, 2423064, 2423065, 2423066, 2423067, 2423068, 2423069, 2423070, 2423071, 2423072, 2423073    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-12-09 10:01:26 UTC
An attacker can trigger an assertion failure by requesting crafted DNS records, waiting for them to be inserted into the records cache, then send a query with qtype set to ANY.