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Posted on 08 August 2026
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-6421-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
August 08, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : pdns-recursor
CVE ID : CVE-2026-52682
A vulnerability was discovered in PowerDNS Recursor ("pdns-recursor"), a
resolving name server, which may result in denial of service (increased
memory and CPU usage) when processing a specially crafted DNS packet.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.2.13-0+deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your pdns-recursor packages.
For the detailed security status of pdns-recursor please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/pdns-recursor
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
