The issue is a resource exhaustion vulnerability associated with DNSSEC validation. BIND always validates all RRSIG records in an answer, even if they are not strictly needed. A query to an authoritative server/zone which returns many valid but superfluous RRSIG records causes the validator to waste disproportionate CPU time.
This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.24, 9.21.0 through 9.21.23, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1.
This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.24, 9.21.0 through 9.21.23, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1.
Advisories
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Fixes
Solution
Upgrade to the patched release most closely related to your current version of BIND 9: 9.20.26, 9.21.24, or 9.20.26-S1.
Workaround
No workarounds known.
References
History
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000
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| Description | The issue is a resource exhaustion vulnerability associated with DNSSEC validation. BIND always validates all RRSIG records in an answer, even if they are not strictly needed. A query to an authoritative server/zone which returns many valid but superfluous RRSIG records causes the validator to waste disproportionate CPU time. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.24, 9.21.0 through 9.21.23, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.24-S1. | |
| Title | Unnecessary validation of DNSSEC signed records | |
| First Time appeared |
Isc
Isc bind |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-408 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Isc
Isc bind |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: isc
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-22T18:53:55.674Z
Reserved: 2026-06-08T15:26:55.139Z
Link: CVE-2026-11605
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