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CVE-2026-27854

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.8 Published: 2026-03-31 Modified: 2026-07-25

Description

An attacker might be able to trigger a use-after-free by sending crafted DNS queries to a DNSdist using the DNSQuestion:getEDNSOptions method in custom Lua code. In some cases DNSQuestion:getEDNSOptions might refer to a version of the DNS packet that has been modified, thus triggering a use-after-free and potentially a crash resulting in denial of service.

Affected Platforms

Powerdns Dnsdist

Weakness Type

CWE-416

References