Memory leak in ISC BIND - CVE-2026-3039

 

Memory leak in ISC BIND - CVE-2026-3039

Published: May 22, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU132119
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-3039
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ISC
Affected software:
ISC BIND

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper resource management in the GSS-API TKEY negotiation handling in BIND 9 when processing maliciously constructed packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to cause a denial of service.

Only servers configured to use TKEY-based authentication via GSS-API tokens are vulnerable.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-3039

Install security update from vendor's website.

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