Version 1.16.0-3 of aardvark-dns is marked for autoremoval from testing on Mon 01 Jun 2026. It depends (transitively) on netavark, affected by #1134297. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.
CVE-2026-35406:
Aardvark-dns is an authoritative dns server for A/AAAA container records. From 1.16.0 to 1.17.0, a truncated TCP DNS query followed by a connection reset causes aardvark-dns to enter an unrecoverable infinite error loop at 100% CPU. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.17.1.
CVE-2026-35406:
Aardvark-dns is an authoritative dns server for A/AAAA container records. From 1.16.0 to 1.17.0, a truncated TCP DNS query followed by a connection reset causes aardvark-dns to enter an unrecoverable infinite error loop at 100% CPU. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.17.1.
Among the 4 debian patches
available in version 1.16.0-3 of the package,
we noticed the following issues:
4 patches
where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded
upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the
metadata to document its real status.
Standards version of the package is outdated.
wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy
(Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of
4.7.2).
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