hickory-resolver 0.26.1
PkgFire would install this release with a warning.·Checked 3 hours ago·Published 1 May 2026
Why
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warnVulnerability
hickory-resolver: Resolver::lookup() and Resolver::lookup_ip() APIs obscure DNSSEC validation failures (fixed in 0.26.2)
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warnVulnerability
hickory-resolver follows irrelevant CNAME records (fixed in 0.26.2)
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warnVulnerability
hickory-resolver: Unbounded TC-retry loop in `NameServerPool::try_send` (resource-exhaustion DoS) (fixed in 0.26.2)
What the code does
On its own this is weak signal: plenty of honest libraries read files or talk to the network. What PkgFire watches is a release gaining something the one before it did not.
Source patterns
Patterns found in the source, including those malware is known to use.
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