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USN-3956-2: Bind vulnerability

9 May 2019

Bind could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted network traffic.

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Releases

Packages

  • bind9 - Internet Domain Name Server

Details

USN-3956-1 fixed a vulnerability in Bind. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04
Ubuntu 12.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

Related notices

  • USN-3956-1: libbind9-140, libirs-export161-udeb, libisccc-export140-udeb, libdns-export162, libdns1104, libirs-export141-udeb, libdns-export1100-udeb, libisccc161, libbind9-160, libisccfg-export140-udeb, libirs-export160, libdns-export1100, libirs-export160-udeb, libisc169, bind9-host, libdns-export1104, bind9-doc, libisccfg-export163, bind9utils, liblwres160, host, libisc-export169, libirs-export161, libirs141, libirs161, liblwres141, libisccfg163, libbind-dev, libbind9-161, libisccfg-export160, libisc-export160-udeb, libisc-export1100-udeb, libdns-export1104-udeb, libbind-export-dev, libdns-export1102-udeb, libdns-export1102, libisc-export169-udeb, liblwres161, libisccc-export140, libisccc160, libdns162, libisccc-export161-udeb, libdns1100, libisccfg-export160-udeb, libisc160, libisc-export1100, libisccc-export160-udeb, libisccfg-export163-udeb, libisc1100, libisccc140, dnsutils, libisccfg140, lwresd, libisccc-export160, libisc-export160, libisccfg160, libirs-export141, libisccc-export161, libisccfg-export140, libdns1102, bind9, libirs160, libdns-export162-udeb