| Name | CVE-2026-33601 |
| Description | If you use the zoneToCache function with a malicious authoritative server, an attacker can send a zone that result in a null pointer dereference, caused by a missing consistency check and leading to a denial of service. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| pdns-recursor (PTS) | bullseye | 4.4.2-3 | vulnerable |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 4.8.8-1+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| trixie (security), trixie | 5.2.8-0+deb13u1 | vulnerable |
| forky | 5.4.0-1 | vulnerable |
| sid | 5.4.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[bookworm] - pdns-recursor <end-of-life> (see DSA 6045)
[bullseye] - pdns-recursor <end-of-life> (see DSA 6045)
https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2026-03.html#cve-2026-33600-null-pointer-dereference-in-rpz-transfer