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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.49 | Patch |
| https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.23 | Patch |
| https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.22 | Patch |
| https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-5946 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
21 May 2026, 15:24
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| References | () https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.49 - Patch | |
| References | () https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.23 - Patch | |
| References | () https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.22 - Patch | |
| References | () https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-5946 - Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
20 May 2026, 13:16
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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
JSON object : View
Products Affected
isc
- bind
