Bug 2504338 (CVE-2026-11721) - CVE-2026-11721 bind: bind9: Cache poisoning via label count discrepancy, RRSIG, wildcards
Summary: CVE-2026-11721 bind: bind9: Cache poisoning via label count discrepancy, RRSI...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-11721
Deadline: 2026-07-22
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security
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Reported: 2026-07-21 20:25 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-22 15:38 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-21 20:25:29 UTC
An attacker's zone can respond with an RRSIG with fewer labels
than the zone it's in, causing named to produce a wildcard name
shorter than the attacker's zone — resulting in cache poisoning.
Requires synth-from-dnssec yes (which IS the default).


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