USN-3769-2: Bind vulnerability
1 October 2018
Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- bind9 - Internet Domain Name Server
Details
USN-3769-1 fixed a vulnerability in Bind. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled the deny-answer-aliases
feature. If this feature is enabled, a remote attacker could use this issue
to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-3769-1: bind9-host, libdns-export1100, host, bind9-doc, libisccc-export160, libdns162, libbind-export-dev, libbind9-160, libdns1100, libirs-export141, liblwres160, libisc-export160, libisc160, libisccc140, libisccc-export140-udeb, libisccc90, bind9, libisccfg160, libisccfg-export140, libdns-export1100-udeb, libirs-export160, libirs-export141-udeb, libisccfg-export160-udeb, libisccc160, libisccfg140, libisc-export169-udeb, bind9utils, libbind9-140, libirs-export160-udeb, libisccc-export140, libbind9-90, libisc-export160-udeb, libisc169, libisccc-export160-udeb, libisc-export169, dnsutils, libdns100, libirs141, libisc95, lwresd, libisccfg90, liblwres141, libisccfg-export140-udeb, libdns-export162, libbind-dev, libdns-export162-udeb, libirs160, libisccfg-export160, liblwres90