CVE-2026-33257 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2026-33257: An attacker can send a web request that causes unlimited memory allocation in the internal web server, leading to a denial of service. The internal web server is disabled by default.

Affects 2 Linux releases across 5 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2026-33257 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

dnsdist→ fixed in1.9.14-0+deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y dnsdist
```
pdns→ fixed in4.9.14-0+deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pdns
```
pdns-recursor→ fixed in5.2.9-0+deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pdns-recursor
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

dnsdist→ fixed in2.0.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade dnsdist
```
pdns→ fixed in5.0.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade pdns
```

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