CVE catalog
CVE-2026-12245
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 co
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.7
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.46% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | nsd | sid | 4.15.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | nsd | forky | 4.15.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | nsd | trixie | 4.12.0-1 | not affected |
| Debian | nsd | bookworm | 4.6.1-1 | not affected |
| Cpe | nsd | Not reported | 4.8.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Cpe | nsd | Not reported | 4.14.3 | fixed |
| Alpine | nsd | 3.24 | 4.14.3-r0 | fixed |
| Cpe | nsd | Not reported | 4.14.3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | nsd | source | sid | 4.14.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | nsd | source | forky | 4.14.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | nsd | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | nsd | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | nsd | cpe | Not reported | 4.8.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | nsd | cpe | Not reported | 4.14.3 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Alpine | nsd | apk | 3.24 | 4.14.3-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2026-12245 | Not reported |
| Cpe | nsd | cpe | Not reported | 4.14.3 | Not reported | NVD-CVE-2026-12245 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [nsd]Not affected
Details (2)
4.6.1-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · nsd · debian · bookworm
4.6.1-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · nsd · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_11395-1.json]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12245]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2026-12245]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12245]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-12245]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-12245.json]
- [https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8474-1]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-3663.json]
- [https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/nsd/CVE-2026-12245.txt]
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