Bug 2480127 (CVE-2026-40622) - CVE-2026-40622 unbound: Unbound: Cache manipulation via 'ghost domain names' attack
Summary: CVE-2026-40622 unbound: Unbound: Cache manipulation via 'ghost domain names' ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-40622
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Product Security
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Reported: 2026-05-20 10:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-28 12:16 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:36320 0 None None None 2026-07-07 16:03:52 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:36777 0 None None None 2026-07-08 16:10:21 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:37282 0 None None None 2026-07-09 12:48:21 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-20 10:01:26 UTC
NLnet Labs Unbound 1.16.2 up to and including version 1.25.0 has a vulnerability of the 'ghost domain names' family of attacks that could extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value. Similar to other 'ghost domain names' attacks, an adversary needs to control a (ghost) zone and be able to query a vulnerable Unbound. A single client NS query can cause Unbound to overwrite the cached expired parent-side referral NS rrset with the child-side apex NS rrset and essentially extend the ghost domain window by up to one cached TTL configured value ('cache-max-ttl'). In configurations where 'harden-referral-path: yes' is used (non-default configuration), no client NS query is required since Unbound implicitly performs that query. Unbound 1.25.1 contains a patch with a fix that does not allow extension of TTLs for (parent) NS records regardless of their trust.

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-07 16:03:52 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:36320 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36320

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-08 16:10:20 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:36777 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36777

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-09 12:48:21 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:37282 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37282


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