CVE-2019-6476

An error in QNAME minimization code can cause BIND to exit with an assertion failure

Published Oct 17, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
A defect in code added to support QNAME minimization can cause named to exit with an assertion failure if a forwarder returns a referral rather than resolving the query. This affects BIND versions 9.14.0 up to 9.14.6, and 9.15.0 up to 9.15.4.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to the patched release most closely related to your current version of BIND: + BIND 9.14.7 + BIND 9.15.5


Vendor Workaround

ervers which have QNAME minimization turned on are potentially vulnerable to this defect if they are running an affected version of BIND. The vulnerability can be avoided by disabling QNAME minimization using "qname-minimization disabled;" in the global options section of named.conf (Note: the default value for the qname-minimization setting in the 9.14 and 9.15 branches is "relaxed". To make use of this workaround it must be explicitly disabled.)

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-16036 A defect in code added to support QNAME minimization can cause named to exit with an assertion failure if a forwarder returns a referral rather than resolving the query. This affects BIND versions 9.14.0 up to 9.14.6, and 9.15.0 up to 9.15.4.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
isc
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 4:58 PM
Reserved
Jan 16, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 17, 2019, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:39 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 16, 2019, 12:00 AM