Ubuntu alert USN-3119-1 (bind9)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-3119-1] Bind vulnerability | |
| Date: | Tue, 1 Nov 2016 16:35:51 -0400 | |
| Message-ID: | <72d67cdf-6cd7-2398-7306-65adba1854ee@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3119-1 November 01, 2016 bind9 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - bind9: Internet Domain Name Server Details: Tony Finch and Marco Davids discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain responses containing a DNAME answer. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: bind9 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-10.1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.10 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.19 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3119-1 CVE-2016-8864 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.10.3.dfsg.... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.10.3.dfsg.... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.5.dfsg-3... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.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...