CVE-2026-33595

Medium

Description

A client can trigger excessive memory allocation by generating a lot of errors responses over a single DoQ and DoH3 connection, as some resources were not properly released until the end of the connection.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductPowerdns Dnsdist
PublishedApr 22, 2026
First seenApr 22, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • powerdns dnsdist1.9.13, 2.0.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
powerdns dnsdist1.9.0 ≤ v < 1.9.13, 2.0.0 ≤ v < 2.0.41.9.13, 2.0.4

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