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title: "CVE-2015-5986\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-5986

Publication date 5 September 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

openpgpkey\_61.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.7 before 9.9.7-P3 and 9.10.x
before 9.10.2-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DNS response.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| bind9 | 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5986)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5986)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-5986)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5986)

### Other references

* <https://www.isc.org/blogs/cve-2015-5986-an-incorrect-boundary-check-can-trigger-a-require-assertion-failure-in-openpgpkey_61-c/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5986>