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Posted on 19 January 2016
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3449-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
January 19, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : bind9
CVE ID : CVE-2015-8704
It was discovered that specific APL RR data could trigger an INSIST
failure in apl_42.c and cause the BIND DNS server to exit, leading to a
denial-of-service.
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u9.
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u5.
We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
