BIND servers that are configured to use TKEY-based authentication via GSS-API tokens are vulnerable to excessive memory consumption when receiving and processing maliciously-constructed packets. Typically these servers will be found in Active Directory integrated DNS deployments and/or Kerberos-secured DNS environments.
This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.0.0 through 9.16.50, 9.18.0 through 9.18.48, 9.20.0 through 9.20.22, 9.21.0 through 9.21.21, 9.9.3-S1 through 9.16.50-S1, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.48-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.22-S1.

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Solution

Upgrade to the patched release most closely related to your current version of BIND 9: 9.18.49, 9.20.23, 9.21.22, 9.18.49-S1, or 9.20.23-S1.


Workaround

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History

Wed, 20 May 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description BIND servers that are configured to use TKEY-based authentication via GSS-API tokens are vulnerable to excessive memory consumption when receiving and processing maliciously-constructed packets. Typically these servers will be found in Active Directory integrated DNS deployments and/or Kerberos-secured DNS environments. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.0.0 through 9.16.50, 9.18.0 through 9.18.48, 9.20.0 through 9.20.22, 9.21.0 through 9.21.21, 9.9.3-S1 through 9.16.50-S1, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.48-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.22-S1.
Title BIND 9 server memory exhaustion during GSS-API TKEY negotiation
First Time appeared Isc
Isc bind
Weaknesses CWE-771
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Isc
Isc bind
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: isc

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-20T13:43:00.275Z

Reserved: 2026-02-23T16:28:45.411Z

Link: CVE-2026-3039

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-20T13:16:23.647

Modified: 2026-05-20T14:04:57.320

Link: CVE-2026-3039

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