CVE-2026-123604

NameCVE-2026-123604
DescriptionHickory DNS hickory-resolver 0.26.0-beta.1 before 0.26.2 contains an unbounded retry loop in NameServerPool::try_send, which re-queues truncated (TC) responses without checking the answering transport or counting iterations. A malicious authoritative server returning TC=1 on every transport keeps the resolver spinning on a persistent TCP connection until the 5-second request deadline expires, causing resource exhaustion.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
rust-hickory-resolver (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-resolversource(unstable)0.26.3-1

Notes

https://github.com/hickory-dns/hickory-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-6w6g-hm98-mhgm

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