CVE-2026-35406

April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.

6.2
Medium

Description

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Aardvark
  • Aardvark-dns
  • 1.16.0-1.17.0, 1.17.1

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a aardvark aardvark-dns 1.16.0-1.17.0 / / / / / / /
a aardvark aardvark-dns 1.17.1 / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

6.2 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Timeline

Published: April 7, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
Last Modified: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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More info

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