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Fedora 44 Rust Hickory-proto Security Update for 2026

Linuxsecurity •LinuxSecurity Advisories • September 14, 2026

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Hickory-proto is a safe and secure low-level DNS library. This is the

foundational DNS protocol library used by the other higher-level Hickory

Update hickory-dns crates to version 0.26.2. This includes fixes for a large number of security relevant bugs. Release notes: Rebuild tracker:

* Sat Sep 5 2026 Fabio Valentini - 0.26.2-1 - Update to version 0.26.2; Fixes RHBZ#2528210 * Fri Jul 17 2026 Fedora Release Engineering - 0.26.1-2 - Rebuilt for

Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-3c1acd5a65 2026-09-14 00:41:47.870315+00:00 Name : rust-hickory-proto Product : Fedora 44 Version : 0.26.2 Release : 1.fc44 URL : Summary : Hickory-proto is a safe and secure low-level DNS library Description : Hickory-proto is a safe and secure low-level DNS library. This is the foundational DNS protocol library used by the other higher-level Hickory DNS crates.

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-3c1acd5a65' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at

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Multiple Fedora Rust Libraries Receive Critical Security Updates On September 14, 2026, multiple security advisories were issued for Fedora's Rust libraries, including rust-hickory-proto, rust-hickory-net, and rust-hickory-resolver. These updates address numerous security vulnerabilities, particularly in DNS-related functionalities. The affected versions include Fedora 43, 44, and 45, with updates to version 0.26.2 across the libraries. The updates fix security bugs identified in the Red Hat Bugzilla system, with specific references to RHBZ#2528210, RHBZ#2528211, and RHBZ#2528212. Users are urged to apply these updates promptly using the 'dnf' package manager. The advisories emphasize the importance of maintaining secure and up-to-date systems. There are no reports of active exploitation at this time, but the vulnerabilities are significant enough to warrant immediate attention. 10 sources 46

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