CVE-2026-81634

Possible heap buffer overflow during DNSSEC canonicalization

CVE-2026-81634 is fixed in 17 products on 1 platform, first by libunbound2 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm6, released September 16, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
9.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0048
41st percentile

In NLnet Labs Unbound up to and including 1.26.0, a 255 length query name with a large TCP response can lead to a heap buffer overflow during the RRSet canonicalisation routine. This is caused by missing to add the first owner name into the buffer length check. A malicious actor operating a malicious name server or tampering with an incoming response to Unbound (canonicalisation happens before DNSSEC validation), can trigger the vulnerability.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libunbound2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm6 libunbound2 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm6 Sep 16, 2026
libunbound8 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm3 libunbound8 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm3 Sep 16, 2026
libunbound8 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.17 libunbound8 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.17 Sep 16, 2026
libunbound8 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.12 libunbound8 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.12 Sep 16, 2026
libunbound8 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.4 libunbound8 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.4 Sep 16, 2026
python-unbound · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm6 python-unbound 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm6 Sep 16, 2026
python-unbound · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm3 python-unbound 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm3 Sep 16, 2026
python3-unbound · RHEL 8 0:1.16.2-5.14.el8_10.4 RHSA-2026:70754 Sep 23, 2026
python3-unbound · RHEL 9 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 RHSA-2026:71487 Sep 24, 2026
python3-unbound · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm6 python3-unbound 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm6 Sep 16, 2026
python3-unbound · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm3 python3-unbound 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm3 Sep 16, 2026
python3-unbound · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.17 python3-unbound 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.17 Sep 16, 2026
python3-unbound · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.12 python3-unbound 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.12 Sep 16, 2026
python3-unbound · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.4 python3-unbound 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.4 Sep 16, 2026
python3-unbound · almalinux 10 1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 ALSA-2026:71419 Sep 24, 2026
python3-unbound · almalinux 8 1.16.2-5.14.el8_10.4 ALSA-2026:70754 Sep 23, 2026
python3-unbound · almalinux 9 1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 ALSA-2026:71487 Sep 24, 2026
python3-unbound · amzn 2023 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.15 ALAS2023-2026-3127 Sep 28, 2026
python3-unbound · ol 10 0:1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 ELSA-2026-71419 Sep 24, 2026
python3-unbound · ol 8 0:1.16.2-5.14.el8_10.4 ELSA-2026-70754 Sep 24, 2026
python3-unbound · ol 9 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 ELSA-2026-71487 Sep 24, 2026
python3-unbound-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.15 ALAS2023-2026-3127 Sep 28, 2026
unbound · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1.26.1-0+deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-81634 Sep 19, 2026
unbound · Debian 14 1.26.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-81634 Sep 19, 2026
unbound · RHEL 10 1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 RHSA-2026:71419 Sep 24, 2026
unbound · RHEL 8 0:1.16.2-5.14.el8_10.4 RHSA-2026:70754 Sep 23, 2026
unbound · RHEL 9 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 RHSA-2026:71487 Sep 24, 2026
unbound · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm6 unbound 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm6 Sep 16, 2026
unbound · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm3 unbound 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm3 Sep 16, 2026
unbound · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.17 unbound 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.17 Sep 16, 2026
unbound · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.12 unbound 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.12 Sep 16, 2026
unbound · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.4 unbound 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.4 Sep 16, 2026
unbound · almalinux 10 1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 ALSA-2026:71419 Sep 24, 2026
unbound · almalinux 8 1.16.2-5.14.el8_10.4 ALSA-2026:70754 Sep 23, 2026
unbound · almalinux 9 1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 ALSA-2026:71487 Sep 24, 2026
unbound · amzn 2023 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.15 ALAS2023-2026-3127 Sep 28, 2026
unbound · ol 10 0:1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 ELSA-2026-71419 Sep 24, 2026
unbound · ol 8 0:1.16.2-5.14.el8_10.4 ELSA-2026-70754 Sep 24, 2026
unbound · ol 9 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 ELSA-2026-71487 Sep 24, 2026
unbound · opensuse-leap 16.0 1.26.1-160000.1.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22082-1 Nov 7, 2026
unbound · rocky 10 0:1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 RLSA-2026:71419 Sep 25, 2026
unbound · rocky 8 0:1.16.2-5.14.el8_10.4 RLSA-2026:70754 Sep 24, 2026
unbound · rocky 9 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 RLSA-2026:71487 Sep 25, 2026
unbound · sles 15.6 1.26.1-150600.23.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4620-1 Nov 7, 2026
unbound · sles 15.7 1.26.1-150600.23.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4620-1 Nov 7, 2026
unbound · sles 16.0 1.26.1-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24226-1 Nov 7, 2026
unbound-anchor · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm6 unbound-anchor 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm6 Sep 16, 2026
unbound-anchor · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm3 unbound-anchor 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm3 Sep 16, 2026
unbound-anchor · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.17 unbound-anchor 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.17 Sep 16, 2026
unbound-anchor · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.12 unbound-anchor 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.12 Sep 16, 2026
unbound-anchor · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.4 unbound-anchor 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.4 Sep 16, 2026
unbound-anchor · almalinux 10 1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 ALSA-2026:71419 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-anchor · amzn 2023 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.15 ALAS2023-2026-3127 Sep 28, 2026
unbound-anchor · ol 10 0:1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 ELSA-2026-71419 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-anchor-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.15 ALAS2023-2026-3127 Sep 28, 2026
unbound-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.15 ALAS2023-2026-3127 Sep 28, 2026
unbound-debugsource · amzn 2023 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.15 ALAS2023-2026-3127 Sep 28, 2026
unbound-devel · RHEL 8 0:1.16.2-5.14.el8_10.4 RHSA-2026:70754 Sep 23, 2026
unbound-devel · RHEL 9 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 RHSA-2026:71487 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-devel · almalinux 10 1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 ALSA-2026:71419 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-devel · almalinux 8 1.16.2-5.14.el8_10.4 ALSA-2026:70754 Sep 23, 2026
unbound-devel · almalinux 9 1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 ALSA-2026:71487 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-devel · amzn 2023 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.15 ALAS2023-2026-3127 Sep 28, 2026
unbound-devel · ol 10 0:1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 ELSA-2026-71419 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-devel · ol 8 0:1.16.2-5.14.el8_10.4 ELSA-2026-70754 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-devel · ol 9 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 ELSA-2026-71487 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-dracut · RHEL 9 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 RHSA-2026:71487 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-dracut · almalinux 10 1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 ALSA-2026:71419 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-dracut · almalinux 9 1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 ALSA-2026:71487 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-dracut · ol 10 0:1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 ELSA-2026-71419 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-dracut · ol 9 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 ELSA-2026-71487 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-host · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm6 unbound-host 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm6 Sep 16, 2026
unbound-host · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm3 unbound-host 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.11+esm3 Sep 16, 2026
unbound-host · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.17 unbound-host 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.17 Sep 16, 2026
unbound-host · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.12 unbound-host 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.12 Sep 16, 2026
unbound-host · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.4 unbound-host 1.24.2-1ubuntu2.4 Sep 16, 2026
unbound-libs · RHEL 8 0:1.16.2-5.14.el8_10.4 RHSA-2026:70754 Sep 23, 2026
unbound-libs · RHEL 9 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 RHSA-2026:71487 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-libs · almalinux 10 1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 ALSA-2026:71419 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-libs · almalinux 8 1.16.2-5.14.el8_10.4 ALSA-2026:70754 Sep 23, 2026
unbound-libs · almalinux 9 1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 ALSA-2026:71487 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-libs · amzn 2023 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.15 ALAS2023-2026-3127 Sep 28, 2026
unbound-libs · ol 10 0:1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 ELSA-2026-71419 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-libs · ol 8 0:1.16.2-5.14.el8_10.4 ELSA-2026-70754 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-libs · ol 9 0:1.24.2-3.el9_8.8 ELSA-2026-71487 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.15 ALAS2023-2026-3127 Sep 28, 2026
unbound-utils · almalinux 10 1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 ALSA-2026:71419 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-utils · amzn 2023 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.15 ALAS2023-2026-3127 Sep 28, 2026
unbound-utils · ol 10 0:1.24.2-7.el10_2.6 ELSA-2026-71419 Sep 24, 2026
unbound-utils-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.15 ALAS2023-2026-3127 Sep 28, 2026

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