'serve-expired-client-timeout' and 'response-ip' CNAME redirect could lead to a crash
CVE-2026-55717 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-55717, released July 28, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.10.0 up to and including 1.25.1, when 'serve-expired: yes' is set together with a 'response-ip: <net> redirect' /'response-ip-data: <net> CNAME <target>' rule (or the RPZ 'rpz-cname-override' equivalent), a remote client who controls any delegated domain can crash the daemon. The serve-expired-client-timeout callback runs a two-pass loop to chase the respip-generated CNAME alias; on the second pass it resets 'alias_rrset' but not 'partial_rep'. Later, this inconsistency leads to a NULL pointer dereference and an eventual crash. A malicious actor can exploit the vulnerability by controlling any zone that replies with an A/AAAA record that falls inside the configured response-ip/rpz subnet. By delaying the answer when the previous record has expired, the vulnerable path of 'serve-expired-client-timeout' is taken leading to denial of service via the server crash.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| python3-unbound · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| python3-unbound-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.26.1-0+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-55717 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| unbound · Debian 14 | 1.25.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-55717 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| unbound · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 1.25.2-160000.1.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21550-1 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| unbound · sles 15.6 | 1.25.2-150600.23.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3885-1 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| unbound · sles 15.7 | 1.25.2-150600.23.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3885-1 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| unbound · sles 16.0 | 1.25.2-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23226-1 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| unbound-anchor · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-anchor-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-devel · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-libs · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-utils · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| unbound-utils-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.13 | ALAS2023-2026-2033 | Aug 3, 2026 |
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