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Posted on 10 December 2014
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2437-1
December 09, 2014
bind9 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.
Software Description:
- bind9: Internet Domain Name Server
Details:
Florian Maury discovered that Bind incorrectly handled delegation. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to consume resources
and crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.10:
bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-4.3ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.9
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
bind9 1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.12
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2437-1
CVE-2014-8500
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.5.dfsg-4.3ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.9
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.12