USN-2837-1: Bind vulnerability
15 December 2015
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 responses with malformed
class attributes. 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 15.10
Ubuntu 15.04
Ubuntu 14.04
Ubuntu 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.