High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-25218
CVE-2021-25218
Description
In BIND 9.16.19, 9.17.16. Also, version 9.16.19-S1 of BIND Supported Preview Edition When a vulnerable version of named receives a query under the circumstances described above, the named process will terminate due to a failed assertion check. The vulnerability affects only BIND 9 releases 9.16.19, 9.17.16, and release 9.16.19-S1 of the BIND Supported Preview Edition.
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Affected products
24- osv-coords17 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/bind&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:apk/chainguard/bindpkg:apk/wolfi/bindpkg:apk/chainguard/bind-dnssec-toolspkg:apk/chainguard/bind-docpkg:apk/chainguard/bind-pluginspkg:apk/chainguard/bind-toolspkg:apk/wolfi/bind-devpkg:apk/wolfi/bind-dnssec-rootpkg:apk/wolfi/bind-dnssec-toolspkg:apk/wolfi/bind-docpkg:apk/wolfi/bind-libspkg:apk/wolfi/bind-toolspkg:apk/chainguard/bind-devpkg:apk/chainguard/bind-dnssec-rootpkg:apk/chainguard/bind-libspkg:apk/wolfi/bind-plugins
< 9.16.20-1.4+ 16 more
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- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 9.16.19-S1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/18/3nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/20/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- kb.isc.org/v1/docs/cve-2021-25218nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210909-0002/nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZPJCLGSR4BTGFLBLGIE5TEQP2SNJKGVL/nvd
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