USN-8124-1: Bind vulnerabilities

Publication date

25 March 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Bind.


Packages

  • bind9 - Internet Domain Name Server

Details

Samy Medjahed discovered that Bind incorrectly handled insecure
delegation validation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause excessive NSEC3 iterations, consuming CPU resources, and leading to a
denial of service. (CVE-2026-1519)

Vitaly Simonovich discovered that Bind incorrectly handled memory when
preparing DNSSEC proofs of non-existence. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause memory consumption, leading to a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2026-3104)

Vitaly Simonovich discovered that Bind incorrectly handled authenticated
queries containing TKEY records. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2026-3119)

It was discovered that Bind...

Samy Medjahed discovered that Bind incorrectly handled insecure
delegation validation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause excessive NSEC3 iterations, consuming CPU resources, and leading to a
denial of service. (CVE-2026-1519)

Vitaly Simonovich discovered that Bind incorrectly handled memory when
preparing DNSSEC proofs of non-existence. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause memory consumption, leading to a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2026-3104)

Vitaly Simonovich discovered that Bind incorrectly handled authenticated
queries containing TKEY records. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2026-3119)

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled DNS queries signed with
SIG(0). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass ACLs.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2026-3591)


Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
25.10 questing bind9 –  1:9.20.11-1ubuntu2.2
24.04 LTS noble bind9 –  1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.24.04.3
22.04 LTS jammy bind9 –  1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.22.04.3

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