USN-2669-1: Bind vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2669-1
7th July, 2015
bind9 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- 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
Breno Silveira Soares discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain
zone data when configured to perform DNSSEC validation. A remote attacker
could use this issue with specially crafted zone data 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 version:
- Ubuntu 15.04:
- bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 14.10:
- bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-4.3ubuntu0.3
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
- bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.3
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
- bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.11
To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/1KQ6jxL