Source: unbound Version: 1.20.0-1 Severity: important Tags: security upstream Forwarded: https://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound/issues/1072 X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Debian Security Team <[email protected]>
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for unbound. CVE-2024-43167[0]: | A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the ub_ctx_set_fwd | function in Unbound. This issue could allow an attacker who can | invoke specific sequences of API calls to cause a segmentation | fault. When certain API functions such as ub_ctx_set_fwd and | ub_ctx_resolvconf are called in a particular order, the program | attempts to read from a NULL pointer, leading to a crash. This issue | can result in a denial of service by causing the application to | terminate unexpectedly. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-43167 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43167 [1] https://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound/issues/1072 [2] https://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound/commit/8e43e2574c4e02f79c562a061581cdcefe136912 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore
