CVE-2022-40188

knot-resolver: Knot Resolver before 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) because of algorith...

CVE-2022-40188 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by knot-resolver 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, released September 23, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0195
80th percentile

Knot Resolver before 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) because of algorithmic complexity. During an attack, an authoritative server must return large NS sets or address sets.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
knot-resolver · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 5.5.3-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40188 Sep 23, 2022
knot-resolver · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 5.5.3-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40188 Sep 23, 2022
knot-resolver · Debian 14 5.5.3-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40188 Sep 23, 2022
knot-resolver · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 knot-resolver 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 Sep 23, 2022
knot-resolver · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.2.1-3ubuntu2.1 knot-resolver 3.2.1-3ubuntu2.1 Sep 23, 2022
knot-resolver · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 5.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 knot-resolver 5.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 23, 2022
knot-resolver-module-http · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 knot-resolver-module-http 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 Sep 23, 2022
knot-resolver-module-http · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.2.1-3ubuntu2.1 knot-resolver-module-http 3.2.1-3ubuntu2.1 Sep 23, 2022
knot-resolver-module-http · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 5.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 knot-resolver-module-http 5.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 23, 2022
libkres6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 libkres6 2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 Sep 23, 2022

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