UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38178

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38178
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38178.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38178
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Downstream
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Published
2022-09-21T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:50:21Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed EdDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / bind9

Package

Name
bind9
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18

Affected versions

1:9.*

1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.6ubuntu1
1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu2
1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu3
1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu4
1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu5
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.5
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.7
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.8
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.9
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.10
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.11
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.12
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.14
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.15
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.16
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.17

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "bind9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "bind9-host"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "bind9utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "dnsutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "libbind-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "libbind-export-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "libbind9-160"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "libdns-export1100"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "libdns1100"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "libirs-export160"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "libirs160"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "libisc-export169"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "libisc169"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "libisccc-export160"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "libisccc160"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "libisccfg-export160"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "libisccfg160"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18",
            "binary_name": "liblwres160"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / bind9

Package

Name
bind9
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.11?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.11

Affected versions

1:9.*

1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu2
1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu3
1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu4
1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu5
1:9.11.14+dfsg-1ubuntu1
1:9.11.14+dfsg-3ubuntu1
1:9.16.0-1ubuntu3
1:9.16.0-1ubuntu4
1:9.16.0-1ubuntu5
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu1
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.1
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.2
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.3
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.4
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.6
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.7
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.8
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.9
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "binary_name": "bind9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "binary_name": "bind9-dnsutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "binary_name": "bind9-host"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "binary_name": "bind9-libs"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "binary_name": "bind9-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "binary_name": "bind9utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "binary_name": "dnsutils"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / bind9

Package

Name
bind9
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

1:9.*

1:9.16.15-1ubuntu1
1:9.16.15-1ubuntu2
1:9.16.15-1ubuntu3
1:9.18.0-2ubuntu1
1:9.18.0-2ubuntu2
1:9.18.0-2ubuntu3
1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1
1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "bind9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "bind9-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "bind9-dnsutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "bind9-host"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "bind9-libs"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "bind9-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "bind9utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "dnsutils"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}