CVE-2026-55991

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-55991",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-07-22T14:17:21.957",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T13:10:00.147",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In NLnet Labs Unbound 1.22.0 up to and including 1.25.1, a remote unauthenticated client can trigger a libngtcp2 assertion (if compiled with assertions on) and terminate the entire Unbound process using a single DNS-over-QUIC (DoQ) connection and one normal DNS query. This is caused by an erroneous error value passed to libngtcp2. When 'ngtcp2_conn_writev_stream()' returns 'NGTCP2_ERR_STREAM_DATA_BLOCKED', Unbound continues to call 'ngtcp2_ccerr_set_application_error()' with a '-1' error value. The 'int' literal '-1' is implicitly converted to the function's 'uint64_t error_code' parameter as '0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF'. The follow-on 'ngtcp2_conn_write_connection_close()' serialises that value as a QUIC variable-length integer; because '2^64-1' exceeds the 62-bit varint ceiling, 'ngtcp2_put_uvarintlen()' fails 'assert(n < 4611686018427387904ULL)' and the whole resolver process aborts. A remote, unauthenticated DoQ client can trigger this deterministically with a single QUIC connection by advertising 'initial_max_stream_data_bidi_local = 1' in its transport parameters and sending one DoQ query without ever reading the stream."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En NLnet Labs Unbound 1.22.0 hasta la versión 1.25.1 inclusive, un cliente remoto no autenticado puede activar una aserción de libngtcp2 (si se compila con aserciones activadas) y terminar todo el proceso de Unbound utilizando una única conexión DNS-over-QUIC (DoQ) y una consulta DNS normal. Esto es causado por un valor de error erróneo pasado a libngtcp2. Cuando ’ngtcp2_conn_writev_stream()’ devuelve ’NGTCP2_ERR_STREAM_DATA_BLOCKED’, Unbound continúa llamando a ’ngtcp2_ccerr_set_application_error()’ con un valor de error de ’-1’. El literal ’int’ ’-1’ se convierte implícitamente al parámetro ’uint64_t error_code’ de la función como ’0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF’. La subsiguiente ’ngtcp2_conn_write_connection_close()’ serializa ese valor como un entero de longitud variable QUIC; debido a que ’2^64-1’ excede el límite de varint de 62 bits, ’ngtcp2_put_uvarintlen()’ falla en ’assert(n < 4611686018427387904ULL)’ y todo el proceso del resolvedor se aborta. Un cliente DoQ remoto no autenticado puede activar esto de forma determinista con una única conexión QUIC al anunciar ’initial_max_stream_data_bidi_local = 1’ en sus parámetros de transporte y enviando una consulta DoQ sin leer nunca el flujo."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "NLnet Labs",
          "product": "Unbound",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
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              "version": "1.22.0",
              "lessThan": "1.25.2",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "baseScore": 5.9,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.2,
        "impactScore": 3.6
      }
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          "timestamp": "2026-07-22T14:01:59.779165Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-55991",
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            },
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            },
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            }
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  "weaknesses": [
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      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-195"
        }
      ]
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  "references": [
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      "url": "https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/unbound/CVE-2026-55991.txt",
      "source": "[email protected]",
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        "Vendor Advisory"
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}