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Ubuntu alert USN-1910-1 (bind9)

From:  Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-1910-1] Bind vulnerability
Date:  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 09:01:54 -0400
Message-ID:  <51F667C2.5010808@canonical.com>
Archive-link:  Article, Thread

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1910-1 July 29, 2013 bind9 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - 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: Maxim Shudrak discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain malformed rdata. A remote attacker could use this flaw with a specially crafted query to cause Bind to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: bind9 1:9.9.2.dfsg.P1-2ubuntu2.1 libdns95 1:9.9.2.dfsg.P1-2ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 12.10: bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.3 libdns81 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.7 libdns81 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.7 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.10 libdns64 1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.10 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1910-1 CVE-2013-4854 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.2.dfsg.P... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.7.0.dfsg.P... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...


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