high7.5
CVE-2024-8418
Missing connection timeout in Aardvark-dns
Impact
A flaw was found in Aardvark-dns versions 1.12.0 and 1.12.1. They contain a denial of service vulnerability due to serial processing of TCP DNS queries. This flaw allows a malicious client to keep a TCP connection open indefinitely, causing other DNS queries to time out and resulting in a denial of service for all other containers using aardvark-dns.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rust | aardvark-dns | >= 1.12.0, < 1.12.2 | 1.12.2 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Containers | Aardvark-Dns | Versions 1.12.0, 1.12.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7094
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8418
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2309683
- https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/issues/500
- https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/pull/503
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g5jh-57wm-p79m
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8418
- https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/commit/aa109bbd6743abd7027e589cc4b871dd2dce7d50