diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/unbound.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/unbound.mk
index 20bbef8a..d6cea636 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/unbound.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/unbound.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ $(package)_download_path=https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/$(package)/
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
 $(package)_sha256_hash=e7dca7d6b0f81bdfa6fa64ebf1053b5a999a5ae9278a87ef182425067ea14521
 $(package)_dependencies=openssl expat
+$(package)_patches += CVE-2024-8508.patch
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --enable-static --without-pyunbound --prefix=$(host_prefix)
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ endef
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
   rm configure~ doc/IP-BasedActions.pdf doc/ietf67-design-02.odp doc/ietf67-design-02.pdf doc/CNAME-basedRedirectionDesignNotes.pdf &&\
   rm -rf testdata dnscrypt/testdata &&\
+  patch -p1 -i $($(package)_patch_dir)/CVE-2024-8508.patch && \
   autoconf
 endef
 
diff --git a/contrib/depends/patches/unbound/CVE-2024-8508.patch b/contrib/depends/patches/unbound/CVE-2024-8508.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06a6e63f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/depends/patches/unbound/CVE-2024-8508.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+diff --git a/util/data/msgencode.c b/util/data/msgencode.c
+index 898ff841..6d116fb5 100644
+--- a/util/data/msgencode.c
++++ b/util/data/msgencode.c
+@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
+ #define RETVAL_TRUNC	-4
+ /** return code that means all is peachy keen. Equal to DNS rcode NOERROR */
+ #define RETVAL_OK	0
++/** Max compressions we are willing to perform; more than that will result
++ *  in semi-compressed messages, or truncated even on TCP for huge messages, to
++ *  avoid locking the CPU for long */
++#define MAX_COMPRESSION_PER_MESSAGE 120
+ 
+ /**
+  * Data structure to help domain name compression in outgoing messages.
+@@ -284,15 +288,17 @@ write_compressed_dname(sldns_buffer* pkt, uint8_t* dname, int labs,
+ 
+ /** compress owner name of RR, return RETVAL_OUTMEM RETVAL_TRUNC */
+ static int
+-compress_owner(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt, 
+-	struct regional* region, struct compress_tree_node** tree, 
+-	size_t owner_pos, uint16_t* owner_ptr, int owner_labs)
++compress_owner(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
++	struct regional* region, struct compress_tree_node** tree,
++	size_t owner_pos, uint16_t* owner_ptr, int owner_labs,
++	size_t* compress_count)
+ {
+ 	struct compress_tree_node* p;
+ 	struct compress_tree_node** insertpt = NULL;
+ 	if(!*owner_ptr) {
+ 		/* compress first time dname */
+-		if((p = compress_tree_lookup(tree, key->rk.dname, 
++		if(*compress_count < MAX_COMPRESSION_PER_MESSAGE &&
++			(p = compress_tree_lookup(tree, key->rk.dname,
+ 			owner_labs, &insertpt))) {
+ 			if(p->labs == owner_labs) 
+ 				/* avoid ptr chains, since some software is
+@@ -301,6 +307,7 @@ compress_owner(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
+ 			if(!write_compressed_dname(pkt, key->rk.dname, 
+ 				owner_labs, p))
+ 				return RETVAL_TRUNC;
++			(*compress_count)++;
+ 			/* check if typeclass+4 ttl + rdatalen is available */
+ 			if(sldns_buffer_remaining(pkt) < 4+4+2)
+ 				return RETVAL_TRUNC;
+@@ -313,7 +320,8 @@ compress_owner(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
+ 			if(owner_pos <= PTR_MAX_OFFSET)
+ 				*owner_ptr = htons(PTR_CREATE(owner_pos));
+ 		}
+-		if(!compress_tree_store(key->rk.dname, owner_labs, 
++		if(*compress_count < MAX_COMPRESSION_PER_MESSAGE &&
++			!compress_tree_store(key->rk.dname, owner_labs,
+ 			owner_pos, region, p, insertpt))
+ 			return RETVAL_OUTMEM;
+ 	} else {
+@@ -333,20 +341,24 @@ compress_owner(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
+ 
+ /** compress any domain name to the packet, return RETVAL_* */
+ static int
+-compress_any_dname(uint8_t* dname, sldns_buffer* pkt, int labs, 
+-	struct regional* region, struct compress_tree_node** tree)
++compress_any_dname(uint8_t* dname, sldns_buffer* pkt, int labs,
++	struct regional* region, struct compress_tree_node** tree,
++	size_t* compress_count)
+ {
+ 	struct compress_tree_node* p;
+ 	struct compress_tree_node** insertpt = NULL;
+ 	size_t pos = sldns_buffer_position(pkt);
+-	if((p = compress_tree_lookup(tree, dname, labs, &insertpt))) {
++	if(*compress_count < MAX_COMPRESSION_PER_MESSAGE &&
++		(p = compress_tree_lookup(tree, dname, labs, &insertpt))) {
+ 		if(!write_compressed_dname(pkt, dname, labs, p))
+ 			return RETVAL_TRUNC;
++		(*compress_count)++;
+ 	} else {
+ 		if(!dname_buffer_write(pkt, dname))
+ 			return RETVAL_TRUNC;
+ 	}
+-	if(!compress_tree_store(dname, labs, pos, region, p, insertpt))
++	if(*compress_count < MAX_COMPRESSION_PER_MESSAGE &&
++		!compress_tree_store(dname, labs, pos, region, p, insertpt))
+ 		return RETVAL_OUTMEM;
+ 	return RETVAL_OK;
+ }
+@@ -364,9 +376,9 @@ type_rdata_compressable(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key)
+ 
+ /** compress domain names in rdata, return RETVAL_* */
+ static int
+-compress_rdata(sldns_buffer* pkt, uint8_t* rdata, size_t todolen, 
+-	struct regional* region, struct compress_tree_node** tree, 
+-	const sldns_rr_descriptor* desc)
++compress_rdata(sldns_buffer* pkt, uint8_t* rdata, size_t todolen,
++	struct regional* region, struct compress_tree_node** tree,
++	const sldns_rr_descriptor* desc, size_t* compress_count)
+ {
+ 	int labs, r, rdf = 0;
+ 	size_t dname_len, len, pos = sldns_buffer_position(pkt);
+@@ -380,8 +392,8 @@ compress_rdata(sldns_buffer* pkt, uint8_t* rdata, size_t todolen,
+ 		switch(desc->_wireformat[rdf]) {
+ 		case LDNS_RDF_TYPE_DNAME:
+ 			labs = dname_count_size_labels(rdata, &dname_len);
+-			if((r=compress_any_dname(rdata, pkt, labs, region, 
+-				tree)) != RETVAL_OK)
++			if((r=compress_any_dname(rdata, pkt, labs, region,
++				tree, compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK)
+ 				return r;
+ 			rdata += dname_len;
+ 			todolen -= dname_len;
+@@ -449,7 +461,8 @@ static int
+ packed_rrset_encode(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt, 
+ 	uint16_t* num_rrs, time_t timenow, struct regional* region,
+ 	int do_data, int do_sig, struct compress_tree_node** tree,
+-	sldns_pkt_section s, uint16_t qtype, int dnssec, size_t rr_offset)
++	sldns_pkt_section s, uint16_t qtype, int dnssec, size_t rr_offset,
++	size_t* compress_count)
+ {
+ 	size_t i, j, owner_pos;
+ 	int r, owner_labs;
+@@ -477,9 +490,9 @@ packed_rrset_encode(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
+ 		for(i=0; i<data->count; i++) {
+ 			/* rrset roundrobin */
+ 			j = (i + rr_offset) % data->count;
+-			if((r=compress_owner(key, pkt, region, tree, 
+-				owner_pos, &owner_ptr, owner_labs))
+-				!= RETVAL_OK)
++			if((r=compress_owner(key, pkt, region, tree,
++				owner_pos, &owner_ptr, owner_labs,
++				compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK)
+ 				return r;
+ 			sldns_buffer_write(pkt, &key->rk.type, 2);
+ 			sldns_buffer_write(pkt, &key->rk.rrset_class, 2);
+@@ -489,8 +502,8 @@ packed_rrset_encode(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
+ 			else	sldns_buffer_write_u32(pkt, data->rr_ttl[j]-adjust);
+ 			if(c) {
+ 				if((r=compress_rdata(pkt, data->rr_data[j],
+-					data->rr_len[j], region, tree, c))
+-					!= RETVAL_OK)
++					data->rr_len[j], region, tree, c,
++					compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK)
+ 					return r;
+ 			} else {
+ 				if(sldns_buffer_remaining(pkt) < data->rr_len[j])
+@@ -510,9 +523,9 @@ packed_rrset_encode(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* key, sldns_buffer* pkt,
+ 					return RETVAL_TRUNC;
+ 				sldns_buffer_write(pkt, &owner_ptr, 2);
+ 			} else {
+-				if((r=compress_any_dname(key->rk.dname, 
+-					pkt, owner_labs, region, tree))
+-					!= RETVAL_OK)
++				if((r=compress_any_dname(key->rk.dname,
++					pkt, owner_labs, region, tree,
++					compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK)
+ 					return r;
+ 				if(sldns_buffer_remaining(pkt) < 
+ 					4+4+data->rr_len[i])
+@@ -544,7 +557,8 @@ static int
+ insert_section(struct reply_info* rep, size_t num_rrsets, uint16_t* num_rrs,
+ 	sldns_buffer* pkt, size_t rrsets_before, time_t timenow, 
+ 	struct regional* region, struct compress_tree_node** tree,
+-	sldns_pkt_section s, uint16_t qtype, int dnssec, size_t rr_offset)
++	sldns_pkt_section s, uint16_t qtype, int dnssec, size_t rr_offset,
++	size_t* compress_count)
+ {
+ 	int r;
+ 	size_t i, setstart;
+@@ -560,7 +574,7 @@ insert_section(struct reply_info* rep, size_t num_rrsets, uint16_t* num_rrs,
+ 			setstart = sldns_buffer_position(pkt);
+ 			if((r=packed_rrset_encode(rep->rrsets[rrsets_before+i], 
+ 				pkt, num_rrs, timenow, region, 1, 1, tree,
+-				s, qtype, dnssec, rr_offset))
++				s, qtype, dnssec, rr_offset, compress_count))
+ 				!= RETVAL_OK) {
+ 				/* Bad, but if due to size must set TC bit */
+ 				/* trim off the rrset neatly. */
+@@ -573,7 +587,7 @@ insert_section(struct reply_info* rep, size_t num_rrsets, uint16_t* num_rrs,
+ 			setstart = sldns_buffer_position(pkt);
+ 			if((r=packed_rrset_encode(rep->rrsets[rrsets_before+i], 
+ 				pkt, num_rrs, timenow, region, 1, 0, tree,
+-				s, qtype, dnssec, rr_offset))
++				s, qtype, dnssec, rr_offset, compress_count))
+ 				!= RETVAL_OK) {
+ 				sldns_buffer_set_position(pkt, setstart);
+ 				return r;
+@@ -584,7 +598,7 @@ insert_section(struct reply_info* rep, size_t num_rrsets, uint16_t* num_rrs,
+ 			setstart = sldns_buffer_position(pkt);
+ 			if((r=packed_rrset_encode(rep->rrsets[rrsets_before+i], 
+ 				pkt, num_rrs, timenow, region, 0, 1, tree,
+-				s, qtype, dnssec, rr_offset))
++				s, qtype, dnssec, rr_offset, compress_count))
+ 				!= RETVAL_OK) {
+ 				sldns_buffer_set_position(pkt, setstart);
+ 				return r;
+@@ -677,6 +691,7 @@ reply_info_encode(struct query_info* qinfo, struct reply_info* rep,
+ 	struct compress_tree_node* tree = 0;
+ 	int r;
+ 	size_t rr_offset;
++	size_t compress_count=0;
+ 
+ 	sldns_buffer_clear(buffer);
+ 	if(udpsize < sldns_buffer_limit(buffer))
+@@ -723,7 +738,7 @@ reply_info_encode(struct query_info* qinfo, struct reply_info* rep,
+ 		arep.rrsets = &qinfo->local_alias->rrset;
+ 		if((r=insert_section(&arep, 1, &ancount, buffer, 0,
+ 			timezero, region, &tree, LDNS_SECTION_ANSWER,
+-			qinfo->qtype, dnssec, rr_offset)) != RETVAL_OK) {
++			qinfo->qtype, dnssec, rr_offset, &compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK) {
+ 			if(r == RETVAL_TRUNC) {
+ 				/* create truncated message */
+ 				sldns_buffer_write_u16_at(buffer, 6, ancount);
+@@ -738,7 +753,7 @@ reply_info_encode(struct query_info* qinfo, struct reply_info* rep,
+ 	/* insert answer section */
+ 	if((r=insert_section(rep, rep->an_numrrsets, &ancount, buffer,
+ 		0, timenow, region, &tree, LDNS_SECTION_ANSWER, qinfo->qtype,
+-		dnssec, rr_offset)) != RETVAL_OK) {
++		dnssec, rr_offset, &compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK) {
+ 		if(r == RETVAL_TRUNC) {
+ 			/* create truncated message */
+ 			sldns_buffer_write_u16_at(buffer, 6, ancount);
+@@ -756,7 +771,7 @@ reply_info_encode(struct query_info* qinfo, struct reply_info* rep,
+ 		if((r=insert_section(rep, rep->ns_numrrsets, &nscount, buffer,
+ 			rep->an_numrrsets, timenow, region, &tree,
+ 			LDNS_SECTION_AUTHORITY, qinfo->qtype,
+-			dnssec, rr_offset)) != RETVAL_OK) {
++			dnssec, rr_offset, &compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK) {
+ 			if(r == RETVAL_TRUNC) {
+ 				/* create truncated message */
+ 				sldns_buffer_write_u16_at(buffer, 8, nscount);
+@@ -773,7 +788,7 @@ reply_info_encode(struct query_info* qinfo, struct reply_info* rep,
+ 			if((r=insert_section(rep, rep->ar_numrrsets, &arcount, buffer,
+ 				rep->an_numrrsets + rep->ns_numrrsets, timenow, region,
+ 				&tree, LDNS_SECTION_ADDITIONAL, qinfo->qtype,
+-				dnssec, rr_offset)) != RETVAL_OK) {
++				dnssec, rr_offset, &compress_count)) != RETVAL_OK) {
+ 				if(r == RETVAL_TRUNC) {
+ 					/* no need to set TC bit, this is the additional */
+ 					sldns_buffer_write_u16_at(buffer, 10, arcount);