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CVE-2018-14644 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-14644: An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor from 4.0.0 up to and including 4.1.4. A remote attacker sending a DNS query for a meta-type like OPT can lead to a zone being wrongly cached as failing DNSSEC validation. It only arises if the parent zone is signed, and all the authoritative servers for t

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-14644 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • pdns-recursor→ fixed in4.1.7-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pdns-recursor

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • pdns-recursor→ fixed in4.1.7-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pdns-recursor

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • pdns-recursor→ fixed in4.1.7-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pdns-recursor

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

  • pdns-recursor→ fixed in4.1.7-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade pdns-recursor

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

  • pdns-recursor→ fixed in4.1.7-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade pdns-recursor

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

  • pdns-recursor→ fixed in4.1.7-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade pdns-recursor

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

  • pdns-recursor→ fixed in4.1.7-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade pdns-recursor

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

  • pdns-recursor→ fixed in4.1.7-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade pdns-recursor
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