CVE-2026-69186

Publication date 13 August 2026

Last updated 21 September 2026


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

[GHSA-jv8r-gqr9-68wj: Memory-amplification denial of service via unvalidated DNS header record counts]

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
c-ares 26.04 LTS resolute
Needs evaluation
24.04 LTS noble
Needs evaluation
22.04 LTS jammy
Needs evaluation
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial
Needs evaluation

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 5.3 · Medium

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L


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