# CVE-2022-2795: Processing large delegations may severely degrade resolver performance > An attacker can degrade DNS resolver performance by flooding it with queries, denying legitimate clients access to DNS resolution services. - **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 21 Sep 2022 - **Updated:** 29 Nov 2024 - **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2022-2795, ALSA-2023:3002, AZL-10999, AZL-39992, CLSA-2022-1664475836, CLSA-2022-1664476612, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2795, GHSA-9mq2-v988-m7mr, RHSA-2023:3002, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2795 ## What is CVE-2022-2795? CVE-2022-2795 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description By flooding the target resolver with queries exploiting this flaw an attacker can significantly impair the resolver's performance, effectively denying legitimate clients access to the DNS resolution service. ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2795? It affects 3 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `bind` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-chroot` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-devel` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-export-devel` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-export-libs` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-libs` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-libs-lite` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-license` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-lite-devel` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-pkcs11` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-pkcs11-devel` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-pkcs11-libs` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-pkcs11-utils` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-sdb` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-sdb-chroot` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-utils` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `python3-bind` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-chroot` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-debugsource` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-export-libs-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-libs-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-libs-lite` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-libs-lite-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-license` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-lite-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-pkcs11` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-pkcs11-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-pkcs11-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-pkcs11-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-pkcs11-libs-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-pkcs11-utils` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-pkcs11-utils-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-sdb` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-sdb-chroot` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-sdb-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | | `bind-utils` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 32:9.11.36-8.el8 | Products: Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Isc Bind. ## How do I fix CVE-2022-2795? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2022-2795 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2795 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux - [CVE-2015-3306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3306/): ProFTPD Improper Access Control (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2025-49113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49113/): RoundCube Webmail Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.9, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-24061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24061/): GNU InetUtils Argument Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2025-39682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-39682/): Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-9680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9680/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2795 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2022-2795 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2795 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2795/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2795/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2795 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2795 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2795 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2795/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.