CyberRota Analysis
This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.4. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
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CVE
CVE-2026-1678
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.4
EPSS
0.38%
Original NVD Description
dns_unpack_name() caches the buffer tailroom once and reuses it while appending DNS labels. As the buffer grows, the cached size becomes incorrect, and the final null terminator can be written past the buffer. With assertions disabled (default), a malicious DNS response can trigger an out-of-bounds write when CONFIG_DNS_RESOLVER is enabled.
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