CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-96888

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.46%

40th percentile - higher than 40% of all known CVEs

Summary

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.29-S1.

Risk Assessment

This can lead to a DNS resolver crash, causing denial of service for clients relying on that server. In high-availability environments, it may disrupt name resolution and service access.

Recommendation

Update BIND to a patched version or avoid using both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" simultaneously until the update is applied. Monitor logs for assertion failures.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.29-S1.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS