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CVE-2026-96888— Named may terminate unexpectedly when a redirect zone is used with strict QNAME minimization

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Affected
ISC BIND 9
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

如果 BIND 解析器同时配置了"redirect"区域和"qname-minimization strict"，则可能在处理重定向时因断言失败而中止运行。此问题影响以下 BIND 9 版本：9.16.0 至 9.18.50、9.20.0 至 9.20.29、9.21.0 至 9.21.26、9.16.8-S1 至 9.18.50-S1，以及 9.20.9-S1 至 9.20.29-S1。

CVSS 7.5 · High

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application

Affected Version Matrix 5

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
ISC BIND 9 9.16.0≤ 9.18.50 affected
9.20.0≤ 9.20.29 affected
9.21.0≤ 9.21.26 affected
9.16.8-S1≤ 9.18.50-S1 affected
9.20.9-S1≤ 9.20.29-S1 affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-96888

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Named may terminate unexpectedly when a redirect zone is used with strict QNAME minimization
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.29-S1.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
空指针解引用
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
ISC BIND 9 9.16.0 ~ 9.18.50 -

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III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2026-96888

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-96888 (1)

Vendor Pages for CVE-2026-96888 (2)

Same Patch Batch · ISC · 2026-10-21 · 4 CVEs total

CVE-2026-94300 8.1 HIGH Concurrent GSS-TSIG messages corrupt memory
CVE-2026-19630 7.5 HIGH Amplified resource exhaustion in inbound message processing
CVE-2026-97313 7.5 HIGH Specific RPZ configurations and query patterns may result in an unexpected exit

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: BIND 9
Same vendor: ISC
Same weakness: CWE-476

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