USN-2437-1: Bind vulnerability

Publication date

9 December 2014

Overview

Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.


Packages

  • bind9 - Internet Domain Name Server

Details

Florian Maury discovered that Bind incorrectly handled delegation. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to consume resources
and crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Florian Maury discovered that Bind incorrectly handled delegation. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to consume resources
and crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.10 utopic bind9 –  1:9.9.5.dfsg-4.3ubuntu0.1
14.04 trusty bind9 –  1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1
12.04 precise bind9 –  1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.9
10.04 lucid bind9 –  1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.12

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