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Ubuntu Security NoticesUSN-8696-1

USN-8696-1: Bind vulnerability

Severity not listed 0 CVEs Published Aug 31, 2026 at 11:32 AM UTC

Summary

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled DNSSEC validation when a domain was covered by both NSEC and NSEC3 records with only one type having an RRSIG. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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