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Release bind9.18-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11 ALSA-2026:89746

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Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Newbie friendliness
22/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
linux
Domain
release, security

Research direction

The issue lists the affected BIND 9.18 packages and the denial-of-service vulnerability CVE-2026-19662, but does not identify repository files or implementation steps. Start by checking this repository's release update process and the referenced CVE details; done means the security update for the listed AlmaLinux 9.8 packages is prepared and documented according to that process.

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Description

bind9.18 security update
Severity: Moderate
Description
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS (Domain Name System) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named), which resolves host names to IP addresses; a resolver library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating properly.

Security Fix(es):

  • bind9: bind: BIND 9: Denial of Service via crafted DNSSEC responses (CVE-2026-19662)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected packages:
bind9.18-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.x86_64
bind9.18-chroot-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.x86_64
bind9.18-dnssec-utils-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.x86_64
bind9.18-libs-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.x86_64
bind9.18-utils-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.x86_64
bind9.18-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.s390x
bind9.18-chroot-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.s390x
bind9.18-dnssec-utils-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.s390x
bind9.18-libs-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.s390x
bind9.18-utils-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.s390x
bind9.18-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.ppc64le
bind9.18-chroot-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.ppc64le
bind9.18-dnssec-utils-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.ppc64le
bind9.18-libs-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.ppc64le
bind9.18-utils-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.ppc64le
bind9.18-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.aarch64
bind9.18-chroot-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.aarch64
bind9.18-dnssec-utils-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.aarch64
bind9.18-libs-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.aarch64
bind9.18-utils-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.aarch64
bind9.18-devel-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.i686
bind9.18-devel-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.x86_64
bind9.18-doc-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.noarch
bind9.18-libs-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.i686
bind9.18-devel-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.ppc64le
bind9.18-doc-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.noarch
bind9.18-devel-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.aarch64
bind9.18-doc-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.noarch
bind9.18-devel-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.s390x
bind9.18-doc-9.18.29-14.el9_8.11.noarch

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