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CVE-2026-35406
Aardvark-dns is an authoritative dns server for A/AAAA container records. From 1.16.0 to 1.17.0, a truncated TCP DNS query followed by a connection reset causes aardvark-dns to enter an unrecoverable infinite error loop at 100% CPU. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.17.1.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"aardvark-dns","vendor":"containers","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 1.16.0, < 1.17.1"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3af787c9290ddcdea08c8d4d982a02db817a4ffb8bed5ba2c7c2eec855077bca · sha256:4f89848dcbf7c8f3… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":6.2,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3af787c9290ddcdea08c8d4d982a02db817a4ffb8bed5ba2c7c2eec855077bca · sha256:4f89848dcbf7c8f3… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-400","description":"CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3af787c9290ddcdea08c8d4d982a02db817a4ffb8bed5ba2c7c2eec855077bca · sha256:4f89848dcbf7c8f3… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/commit/3b49ea7b38bdea134b7f03256f2e13f44ce73bb1","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/commit/3b49ea7b38bdea134b7f03256f2e13f44ce73bb1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3af787c9290ddcdea08c8d4d982a02db817a4ffb8bed5ba2c7c2eec855077bca · sha256:4f89848dcbf7c8f3… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/releases/tag/v1.17.1","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/releases/tag/v1.17.1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3af787c9290ddcdea08c8d4d982a02db817a4ffb8bed5ba2c7c2eec855077bca · sha256:4f89848dcbf7c8f3… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-hfpq-x728-986j","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-hfpq-x728-986j"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3af787c9290ddcdea08c8d4d982a02db817a4ffb8bed5ba2c7c2eec855077bca · sha256:4f89848dcbf7c8f3… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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