Slackware alert SSA:2026-021-01 (bind)

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[slackware-security]  bind (SSA:2026-021-01)
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Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:49:37 -0800
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[slackware-security]  bind (SSA:2026-021-01)

New bind packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/bind-9.18.44-i586-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes a security issue:
  Fix incorrect length checks for BRID and HHIT records.
  Malformed BRID and HHIT records could trigger an assertion failure.
  For more information, see:
    https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-13878
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13878
  (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patc...

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/pa...

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/s...

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current...


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
b38971d5a9663a1d52485668f9712b98  bind-9.18.44-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
f6d52d8dbc948e1e27816855aba5c07f  bind-9.18.44-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
b83ab4348e1fd774160bb1e99e3734e0  n/bind-9.20.18-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
e6814a06c8664918808e552c390b87c2  n/bind-9.20.18-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg bind-9.18.44-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Then, restart the name server:

# /etc/rc.d/rc.bind restart


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