vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2022-40188: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 23, 2022 | Aug 22, 2024 | Dec 5, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 23, 2022
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Dec 5, 2025
Description
Knot Resolver before 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) because of algorithmic complexity. During an attack, an authoritative server must return large NS sets or address sets.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-knot-resolver
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