USN-7836-1: Bind vulnerabilities

Publication date

22 October 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Bind.


Packages

  • bind9 - Internet Domain Name Server

Details

Zuyao Xu and Xiang Li discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain
malformed DNSKEY records. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause Bind to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-8677)

Yuxiao Wu, Yunyi Zhang, Baojun Liu, and Haixin Duan discovered that Bind
incorrectly accepted certain records from answers. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to perform a cache poisoning attack.
(CVE-2025-40778)

Amit Klein and Omer Ben Simhon discovered that Bind used a weak PRNG. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cache poisoning
attack. (CVE-2025-40780)

Zuyao Xu and Xiang Li discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain
malformed DNSKEY records. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause Bind to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-8677)

Yuxiao Wu, Yunyi Zhang, Baojun Liu, and Haixin Duan discovered that Bind
incorrectly accepted certain records from answers. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to perform a cache poisoning attack.
(CVE-2025-40778)

Amit Klein and Omer Ben Simhon discovered that Bind used a weak PRNG. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cache poisoning
attack. (CVE-2025-40780)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
25.10 questing bind9 –  1:9.20.11-1ubuntu2.1
25.04 plucky bind9 –  1:9.20.11-0ubuntu0.2
24.04 LTS noble bind9 –  1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.24.04.2
22.04 LTS jammy bind9 –  1:9.18.39-0ubuntu0.22.04.2

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