CVE-2026-35406

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.2
Exploit probability—
ProductContainers Aardvark-dns
PublishedApr 7, 2026
First seenApr 7, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • containers aardvark-dns1.17.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
containers aardvark-dns1.16.0 ≤ v < 1.17.11.17.1

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