Description
Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.40 through 9.18.43, 9.20.13 through 9.20.17, 9.21.12 through 9.21.16, 9.18.40-S1 through 9.18.43-S1, and 9.20.13-S1 through 9.20.17-S1.
Problem types
Product status
9.18.40 (custom)
9.20.13 (custom)
9.21.12 (custom)
9.18.40-S1 (custom)
9.20.13-S1 (custom)
Credits
ISC would like to thank Vlatko Kosturjak from Marlink Cyber for bringing this vulnerability to our attention.
References
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/21/3
kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-13878 (CVE-2025-13878)
downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.44
downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.18
downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.17