CVE-2026-5946

Multiple flaws have been identified in `named` related to the handling of DNS messages whose CLASS is not Internet (`IN`) — for example, `CHAOS` or `HESIOD`, or DNS messages that specify meta-classes (`ANY` or `NONE`) in the question section. Specially crafted requests reaching the affected code paths — recursion, dynamic updates (`UPDATE`), zone change notifications (`NOTIFY`), or processing of `IN`-specific record types in non-`IN` data — can cause assertion failures in `named`. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.16.50, 9.18.0 through 9.18.48, 9.20.0 through 9.20.22, 9.21.0 through 9.21.21, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.16.50-S1, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.48-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.22-S1.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
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History

21 May 2026, 15:24

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Isc bind
Isc
References () https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.49 - () https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.49 - Patch
References () https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.23 - () https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.23 - Patch
References () https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.22 - () https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.22 - Patch
References () https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-5946 - () https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-5946 - Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

20 May 2026, 13:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-20 13:16

Updated : 2026-05-21 15:24


NVD link : CVE-2026-5946

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5946

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5946


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Products Affected

isc

  • bind
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-617

Reachable Assertion

CWE-754

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

CWE-843

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')