USN-7836-2: bind9 Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 12-11-2025Last modified 27-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-7836-2 is a vulnerability in bind9 Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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0%100%
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 3 · Downstream 0 · Related 3
CVE-2025-40778CVE-2025-40780CVE-2025-8677

Timeline

  1. 12-11-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

bind9 vulnerabilities USN-7836-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Bind. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory 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)

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Public exploits

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Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • bind9< 1:9.18.30-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm1

1 vendor · 1 product

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