High 7.5Published Apr 7, 2026

CVE-2026-35406Aardvark-dns is an authoritative dns server for A/AAAA container records.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 06:50 UTC)

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Aardvark-dns is an authoritative dns server for A/AAAA container records. From 1.16.0 to 1.17.0, a truncated TCP DNS query followed by a connection reset causes aardvark-dns to enter an unrecoverable infinite error loop at 100% CPU. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.17.1.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-400, CWE-835
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jul 24, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

containers aardvark-dns containers:aardvark-dns	from 1.16.0 before 1.17.1	NVD

References

https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/commit/3b49ea7b38bdea134b7f03256f2e13f44ce73bb1patch
https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/releases/tag/v1.17.1release-notes
https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/security/advisories/GHSA-hfpq-x728-986jpatch, vendor-advisory

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