USN-3956-1: Bind vulnerability
25 April 2019
Bind could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- bind9 - Internet Domain Name Server
Details
It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled limiting the number of
simultaneous TCP clients. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause Bind to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
Ubuntu 18.10
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-3956-2: libbind9-90, bind9-doc, libisc95, libisccc90, libisc83, libisccfg82, lwresd, bind9utils, bind9, libisccfg90, liblwres80, libbind-dev, libdns81, libbind9-80, libisccc80, liblwres90, libdns100, bind9-host, dnsutils, host