USN-3769-2: Bind vulnerability
1 October 2018
Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- bind9 - Internet Domain Name Server
Details
USN-3769-1 fixed a vulnerability in Bind. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled the deny-answer-aliases
feature. If this feature is enabled, 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 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-3769-1: libdns-export1100-udeb, libbind9-160, libisccfg-export140-udeb, libisccc-export140, bind9-host, libirs141, host, libbind-dev, bind9, liblwres90, bind9utils, bind9-doc, libisc160, libisccc140, libisccfg-export160-udeb, libisccfg140, libisccfg-export140, libisccfg-export160, dnsutils, libirs-export160-udeb, libisc169, lwresd, libisc-export169, libisccc-export160, liblwres160, libisccc90, libirs-export141, libisccfg160, libisccfg90, libbind-export-dev, libirs160, libdns-export162-udeb, libisc-export160, libbind9-90, libirs-export141-udeb, libisc-export169-udeb, libirs-export160, libisccc-export140-udeb, libdns-export162, libisccc-export160-udeb, libdns162, libbind9-140, libisc-export160-udeb, liblwres141, libisc95, libisccc160, libdns100, libdns1100, libdns-export1100