Details
bind did not sufficiently verify particular requests and responses
from other name servers and users. By sending a specially crafted
packet, a remote attacker could exploit this to crash the name server.
bind did not sufficiently verify particular requests and responses
from other name servers and users. By sending a specially crafted
packet, a remote attacker could exploit this to crash the name server.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
6.06 dapper | bind9 – 1:9.3.2-2ubuntu1.1 | ||
5.10 breezy | bind9 – 1:9.3.1-2ubuntu1.1 | ||
5.04 hoary | bind9 – 1:9.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 |
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