CVE-2024-8508 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-8508: NLnet Labs Unbound up to and including version 1.21.0 contains a vulnerability when handling replies with very large RRsets that it needs to perform name compression for. Malicious upstreams responses with very large RRsets can cause Unbound to spend a considerable time applying name compression to

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-8508 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

unbound→ fixed in1.13.1-1+deb11u4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y unbound
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

unbound→ fixed in1.17.1-2+deb12u3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y unbound
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

unbound→ fixed in1.21.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y unbound
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

unbound→ fixed in1.20.0-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade unbound
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

unbound→ fixed in1.21.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade unbound
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

unbound→ fixed in1.21.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade unbound
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

unbound→ fixed in1.20.0-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade unbound
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

unbound→ fixed in1.20.0-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade unbound
```

Are YOU affected by CVE-2024-8508?

5-second check on your actual server. Reads /etc/os-release, uname -r, and the distro's package manager; matches against this same cross-source index live.

curl https://mindsparkstack.com/scan.sh | bash

Form-based quickscan View on NVD

Continuous monitoring beats manual checking

CVE-2024-8508dropped silently in your distro's update channel. Every new CVE is the same story. StackPatch runs the matcher hourly against all 5 sources and emails the exact remediation when something new applies to one of your servers. $99 lifetime, 50 founder seats, 30-day refund.

See StackPatch ($99 lifetime)