NSD from version 4.13.0 has a heap use-after-free bug in logging errors on TLS connections, causing a crash of the server process, which can be triggered trivially by sending a DNS query over a DoT connection, and closing the connection without reading the response.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/nsd/CVE-2026-12245.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.7 · nlnetlabsNVD modified 2026-10-25 23:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/nsd/CVE-2026-12245.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory