NLnet Labs Unbound, up to and including version 1.16.1 is vulnerable to a novel type of the "ghost domain names" attack. The vulnerability works by targeting an Unbound instance. Unbound is queried for a subdomain of a rogue domain name. The rogue nameserver returns delegation information for the subdomain that updates Unbound's delegation cache. This action can be repeated before expiry of the delegation information by querying Unbound for a second level subdomain which the rogue nameserver provides new delegation information. Since Unbound is a child-centric resolver, the ever-updating child delegation information can keep a rogue domain name resolvable long after revocation. From version 1.16.2 on, Unbound checks the validity of parent delegation records before using cached delegation information.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade unboundUpgrade unbound-develUpgrade unbound-libsUpgrade python3-unbound | Nov 14, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade unbound | Mar 26, 2024 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade unboundUpgrade python2-unboundUpgrade python3-unboundUpgrade unbound-libsUpgrade unbound-develUpgrade unbound-debuginfo | Feb 21, 2024 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade unboundUpgrade unbound-debugsourceUpgrade unbound-libsUpgrade python3-unboundUpgrade unbound-utils-debuginfoUpgrade unbound-anchorUpgrade unbound-develUpgrade unbound-utilsUpgrade python3-unbound-debuginfoUpgrade unbound-anchor-debuginfoUpgrade unbound-libs-debuginfoUpgrade unbound-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade unbound-libsUpgrade unbound-develUpgrade unboundUpgrade python3-unbound-debuginfoUpgrade unbound-libs-debuginfoUpgrade python3-unboundUpgrade unbound-debugsourceUpgrade unbound-debuginfo | Nov 9, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade unbound | Mar 31, 2023 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade unbound | Nov 4, 2022 | Aug 5, 2022 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-dns/unbound. | Dec 19, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade python3-unboundUpgrade unbound-libsUpgrade unbound | Nov 3, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade python2-unboundUpgrade unbound-libsUpgrade unboundUpgrade python3-unbound | Oct 11, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade unboundUpgrade unbound-libsUpgrade python3-unbound | Nov 15, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade python3-unboundUpgrade unboundUpgrade unbound-libsUpgrade unbound-devel | Nov 16, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade python3-unboundUpgrade unbound-debugsourceUpgrade unbound-debuginfoUpgrade unbound-libs-debuginfoUpgrade python3-unbound-debuginfoUpgrade unbound-develUpgrade unbound-libsNo solution existsUpgrade unbound | Nov 9, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade unbound-develUpgrade python3-unboundUpgrade unbound-libsUpgrade unboundUpgrade unbound-debugsourceUpgrade unbound-debuginfoUpgrade unbound-libs-debuginfoUpgrade python3-unbound-debuginfo | Mar 12, 2024 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade unbound-anchorUpgrade unbound-muninUpgrade unboundUpgrade unbound-pythonUpgrade unbound-develUpgrade libunbound8 | Aug 9, 2024 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libunbound2Upgrade unboundUpgrade libunbound8 | Aug 17, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Aug 1, 2022 |
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