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title: "CVE-2015-8461\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-8461

Publication date 15 December 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

Race condition in resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.8 before 9.9.8-P2 and
9.10.3 before 9.10.3-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via unspecified vectors.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8461?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| bind9 | 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 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)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

9.9.8 / 9.10.3 only
introduced by RT #37125 commit

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8461)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8461)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-8461)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8461)

### Other references

* <https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01319/0>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8461>