CVE-2026-3039
Description
A flaw was found in BIND. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending maliciously-constructed packets to BIND servers configured for TKEY-based authentication via GSS-API (Generic Security Service Application Program Interface) tokens. This can lead to excessive memory consumption, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected server.
Statement
Important: BIND servers configured for TKEY-based GSS-API authentication are vulnerable to memory exhaustion when processing maliciously-constructed packets. This can lead to a denial of service, specifically impacting Red Hat deployments integrated with Active Directory or Kerberos for DNS where this authentication method is enabled.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
Example:
bashReloading the `named` service may cause a brief interruption in DNS resolution.
# Edit /etc/named.conf and remove or comment out lines related to tkey-gssapi-keytab or tkey-gssapi-credential.
# For example, remove or comment out:
# key "gssapi-key" {
# algorithm GSSAPI;
# secret "BASE64_ENCODED_KEY";
# };
#
# Then reload the named service:
systemctl reload named
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | N/A | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | None |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None | N/A | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | None |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)
When allocating resources without limits, an attacker could prevent other systems, applications, or processes from accessing the same type of resource. It can be easy for an attacker to consume many resources by rapidly making many requests or causing larger resources to be used than is needed.
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