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If BIND is loaded with a "`named.conf`" file that contains no global "`options`" block, an attacker can send a query of QTYPE TKEY which may cause an assertion failure and subsequent unexpected program exit. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1.
- Products
- bind9, bind9-libs, isc-dhcp
- Affected versions
- 1:9.11.16+dfsg-3~build1, 1:9.11.16+dfsg-3~ubuntu1, 1:9.11.19+dfsg-2.1ubuntu1, 1:9.11.19+dfsg-2.1ubuntu2, 1:9.11.19+dfsg-2.1ubuntu3, 1:9.20.11-1ubuntu2, 1:9.20.11-1ubuntu3, 1:9.20.18-1ubuntu1, 1:9.20.18-1ubuntu2, 1:9.20.18-1ubuntu2.1, 1:9.20.23-1ubuntu1, 1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.1, 1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.2, 1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.3, 1:9.20.24-1ubuntu2, 1:9.20.24-1ubuntu3, 4.3.5-3ubuntu2, 4.3.5-3ubuntu3, 4.3.5-3ubuntu4, 4.3.5-3ubuntu5, 4.3.5-3ubuntu6, 4.3.5-3ubuntu7, 4.3.5-3ubuntu7.1, 4.3.5-3ubuntu7.2, 4.3.5-3ubuntu7.3, 4.3.5-3ubuntu7.4, 4.4.3-P1-2ubuntu5, 4.4.3-P1-4ubuntu1, 4.4.3-P1-4ubuntu2
- Fixed versions
- 1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.4
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-76163
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 03:17 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
If BIND is loaded with a "`named.conf`" file that contains no global "`options`" block, an attacker can send a query of QTYPE TKEY which may cause an assertion failure and subsequent unexpected program exit. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-76163
isc-dhcp
Fixed versions: Not specified
bind9-libs
Fixed versions: Not specified
bind9-libs
Fixed versions: Not specified
isc-dhcp
Fixed versions: Not specified
bind9
Fixed versions: Not specified
bind9
Fixed versions: 1:9.20.24-1ubuntu0.4
isc-dhcp
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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