USN-4399-1: Bind vulnerabilities
17 June 2020
Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- bind9 - Internet Domain Name Server
Details
It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled large responses during zone
transfers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-8618)
It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain asterisk characters
in zone files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-8619)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.