CVE-2026-123571

NameCVE-2026-123571
DescriptionHickory DNS from 0.26.0 before 0.26.2 contains an integer underflow vulnerability in TSIG RDATA decoding that allows remote attackers to trigger a panic via malformed records. Attackers can send a crafted TSIG record in DNS wire format to cause unchecked subtraction underflow, crashing builds with overflow checks enabled and causing denial of service.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
rust-hickory-dns (PTS)trixie0.24.4-1vulnerable
forky, sid0.26.3-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
rust-hickory-dnssource(unstable)0.26.3-1

Notes

https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-x962-5xwx-fr8x

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