What is GHSA-4x52-cj5p-p824?

GHSA-4x52-cj5p-p824 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict"...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-4x52-cj5p-p824 cover?

GHSA-4x52-cj5p-p824 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-96888. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-4x52-cj5p-p824?

GHSA-4x52-cj5p-p824 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-4x52-cj5p-p824HighCVSS 7.5

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict"...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 21, 2026

Last Modified

October 21, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-96888 →

📋 Description

A BIND resolver that is configured with both a "redirect" zone and "qname-minimization strict" may abort with an assertion failure while processing the redirect. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.29, 9.21.0 through 9.21.26, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.29-S1.

🔗 References (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96888
https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.30
https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.27
https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-96888
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4x52-cj5p-p824