Bug 2535054 (CVE-2026-81634) - CVE-2026-81634 unbound: Unbound: Heap buffer overflow via malicious DNSSEC response
Summary: CVE-2026-81634 unbound: Unbound: Heap buffer overflow via malicious DNSSEC re...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-81634
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-09-16 09:04 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-16 20:08 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-16 09:04:41 UTC
In NLnet Labs Unbound up to and including 1.26.0, a 255 length query name with a large TCP response can lead to a heap buffer overflow during the RRSet canonicalisation routine. This is caused by missing to add the first owner name into the buffer length check. A malicious actor operating a malicious name server or tampering with an incoming response to Unbound (canonicalisation happens before DNSSEC validation), can trigger the vulnerability.


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