NSD from version 4.13.0 has a heap use-after-free bug in logging errors on TLS connections, causing a crash of the server process, which can be triggered trivially by sending a DNS query over a DoT connection, and closing the connection without reading the response.

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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8474-1 NSD vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

This issue is fixed starting with version 4.14.3.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nlnetlabs
Nlnetlabs nsd
Vendors & Products Nlnetlabs
Nlnetlabs nsd
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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Description NSD from version 4.13.0 has a heap use-after-free bug in logging errors on TLS connections, causing a crash of the server process, which can be triggered trivially by sending a DNS query over a DoT connection, and closing the connection without reading the response.
Title Denial of DNS over TLS service by any DoT client
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: NLnet Labs

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-25T12:42:50.104Z

Reserved: 2026-06-15T06:47:18.496Z

Link: CVE-2026-12245

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-25T12:42:36.299Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-25T13:15:03Z

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