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Posted on 30 August 2020
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202008-19
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Severity: Normal
Title: BIND: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 29, 2020
Bugs: #738250
ID: 202008-19

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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 < 9.16.6 >= 9.16.6

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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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

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-9.16.6"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-8620
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8620
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-8621
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8621
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-8622
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8622
[ 4 ] CVE-2020-8623
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8623
[ 5 ] CVE-2020-8624
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8624

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/202008-19

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 2020 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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