CVE-2026-123601 | hickory-dns Hickory DNS 0.24.3/0.25.0-alpha.4/0.25.0-alpha.5 hickory-proto/hickory-net nsec3.rs find_covering_record comparison

A vulnerability has been found in hickory-dns Hickory DNS 0.24.3/0.25.0-alpha.4/0.25.0-alpha.5 and classified as critical. The affected element is the function find_covering_record of the file nsec3.rs of the component hickory-proto/hickory-net. This manipulation causes incorrect comparison.

This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-123601. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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