CVE-2024-4076

Assertion failure when serving both stale cache data and authoritative zone content

Published Jul 23, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Client queries that trigger serving stale data and that also require lookups in local authoritative zone data may result in an assertion failure.
This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.13 through 9.16.50, 9.18.0 through 9.18.27, 9.19.0 through 9.19.24, 9.11.33-S1 through 9.11.37-S1, 9.16.13-S1 through 9.16.50-S1, and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.27-S1.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to the patched release most closely related to your current version of BIND 9: 9.18.28, 9.20.0, or 9.18.28-S1.


Vendor Workaround

Disabling serve-stale answers mitigates this issue.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5734-1 bind9 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-32639 Client queries that trigger serving stale data and that also require lookups in local authoritative zone data may result in an assertion failure. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.13 through 9.16.50, 9.18.0 through 9.18.27, 9.19.0 through 9.19.24, 9.11.33-S1 through 9.11.37-S1, 9.16.13-S1 through 9.16.50-S1, and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.27-S1.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6909-1 Bind vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Isc
Isc bind
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Isc
Isc bind
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.14::el9
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat openshift
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.13::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.15::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.16::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Eus
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Tus
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
isc
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 5:53 PM
Reserved
Apr 23, 2024, 1:59 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 23, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:01 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 23, 2024, 12:00 AM