CVE 4.8 MEDIUM

Use after free when parsing EDNS options in Lua_CVE-2026-27854

4.8 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Description

An attacker might be able to trigger a use-after-free by sending crafted DNS queries to a DNSdist using the DNSQuestion:getEDNSOptions method in custom Lua code. In some cases DNSQuestion:getEDNSOptions might refer to a version of the DNS packet that has been modified, thus triggering a use-after-free and potentially a crash resulting in denial of service.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-27854
Source OX
Published Mar 31, 2026 at 12:06
Modified Apr 2, 2026 at 13:46

Affected Product

Vendor PowerDNS
Product DNSdist
Version 1.9.0
Affected Versions PowerDNS DNSdist 1.9.0
PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0

CWE Classification

References

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