INFSA-2025:7094: aardvark-dns security update

Information about definition

Identificator: INFSA-2025:7094

Type: security

Release date: 2025-06-10 09:15:19 UTC

Information about package

Authoritative DNS server for A/AAAA container records Forwards other request to configured resolvers.

Vulnerabilities description

  • CVE-2024-8418

    A flaw was found in Aardvark-dns, which is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack due to the serial processing of TCP DNS queries. An attacker can exploit this flaw by keeping a TCP connection open indefinitely, causing the server to become unresponsive and resulting in other DNS queries timing out. This issue prevents legitimate users from accessing DNS services, thereby disrupting normal operations and causing service downtime.

Severity level

CVE Score CVSS 2.0 Score CVSS 3.x Score CVSS 4.0
NIST — CVE-2024-8418
no information 7.5 no information
Critical, important, moderate, low

Updated packages