[PATCH] Add advisory text for CVE-2026-5435

Carlos O'Donell carlos@redhat.com
Tue Apr 28 11:38:16 GMT 2026


On 4/28/26 12:47 AM, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Carlos O'Donell:
> 
>> +These functions are for debugging only and hence not in the default path
>> +of code executed by the DNS resolver. Further, they have been deprecated
>> +since version 2.34 (2021-08-02) and should not be used by any new
>> +applications. Applications should consider porting away from these
>> +interfaces since they may be removed in future versions.
> 
> Drop the “default”, maybe say “application debugging”?  The proposed
> wording makes it sound like it's configurable to be on the execution
> path, which is I believe not the case.

Correct, it's not the case that this code is ever in the execution pathh
of the stub resolver.

I've used your suggestions in my advisory text.

-- 
Cheers,
Carlos.



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