| 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 |
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| <51F667C2.5010808@canonical.com> |
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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...
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