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[USN-3201-1] Bind vulnerabilities

Posted on 16 February 2017
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3201-1
February 16, 2017

bind9 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- bind9: Internet Domain Name Server

Details:

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled rewriting certain query
responses when using both DNS64 and RPZ. A remote attacker could possibly=

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 16.10:
bind9 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-10.1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
bind9 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.13

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.21

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


References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3201-1
CVE-2017-3135

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-10.1ubuntu1=
=2E3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.13
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.21



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