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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201903-13 ] BIND: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 14 March 2019
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201903-13
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Severity: Normal
Title: BIND: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 14, 2019
Bugs: #657654, #666946
ID: 201903-13

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in BIND, the worst of which
could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is a Name Server.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-dns/bind < 9.12.1_p2-r1 >= 9.12.1_p2-r1

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in BIND. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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BIND can improperly permit recursive query service to unauthorized
clients possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition or to be
used in DNS reflection attacks.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All bind users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/bind-9.12.1_p2-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-5738
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5738
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-5740
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5740
[ 3 ] CVE-2018-5741
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5741

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-13

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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