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🛡️ SUSE-SU-2023:2777-1 — dnsdist (CVE-2018-14663 +2 more)

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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Description

Security update for dnsdist

This update for dnsdist fixes the following issues:

  • Implements package 'dnsdist' with version 1.8.0 in SLE15. (jsc#PED-3402)
  • Downstream DNS resolver configuration should be chosen by the admin
  • Security fix: fixes a possible record smugging with a crafted DNS query with trailing data (CVE-2018-14663, bsc#1114511)
  • Security fix: There is an issue that can lead to a denial of service on 32-bit if a backend sends crafted answers. (CVE-2016-7069, bsc#1054799)
  • Security fix: Alteration of dnsdist's ACL if the API is enabled, writable and an authenticated user is tricked into visiting a crafted website. (CVE-2017-7557, bsc#1054799)
  • SNMP support, exporting statistics and sending traps
  • Preventing the packet cache from ageing responses when deployed in
  • Various DNSCrypt-related fixes and improvements, including automatic key rotation

Affected software

SUSE-SU-2023:2777-1 is recorded against 1 package.

  • dnsdist (fixed in 1.8.0-150100.3.5.1)

Timeline and source

Published on 4 July 2023 and last revised on 4 February 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

www.suse.com (Advisory)
bugzilla.suse.com (Report)
bugzilla.suse.com (Report)
bugzilla.suse.com (Report)
www.suse.com (Web)
www.suse.com (Web)
www.suse.com (Web)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2023-07-04
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-02-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
dnsdist 1.8.0-150100.3.5.1

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