CVE-2025-13878
Publication date 21 January 2026
Last updated 22 January 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause named to terminate unexpectedly
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| bind9 | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
|
| isc-dhcp | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
|
| bind9-libs | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
Notes
alexmurray
As of isc-dhcp-4.4.3-1, isc-dhcp vendors bind9 libs
mdeslaur
in focal and jammy, isc-dhcp uses the bind9-libs package affects 9.18.40 to 9.18.43, 9.20.13 to 9.20.17
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.5 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |