AZL-101703

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Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-101703.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-101703
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-78227
Published
2026-09-16T09:17:05Z
Modified
2026-09-18T05:37:08Z
Summary
CVE-2026-78227 affecting package unbound 1.26.0-1
Details

NLnet Labs Unbound 1.22.0 up to and including 1.26.1, has a use-after-free vulnerability when compiled for DNS-over-QUIC support with '--with-libngtcp2'. Each DoQ stream owns an output buffer that holds the DNS response. ngtcp2's retransmission buffer keeps a shallow pointer into the output buffer for as long as a STREAM frame may be resent. On a client RESET_STREAM, the output buffer is freed but ngtcp2 still holds the matching retransmission entries. The next PTO timeout makes ngtcp2 re-encode the STREAM frame and copy from the freed buffer. A malicious actor that can query Unbound over DoQ and that withholds ACKs, sends RESET_STREAM, and waits for PTO, reaches this use-after-free with no privilege. This leads to retransmissions against freed memory and eventually an abnormal server exit under a 20-query spray.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / unbound

Package

Name
unbound
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/unbound

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Last Affected
1.26.0-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-101703.json"