USN-1518-1: Bind vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 11.10
• Ubuntu 11.04
• Ubuntu 10.04

Packages

• bind9 - Internet Domain Name Server

Details

Einar Lonn discovered that Bind incorrectly initialized the failing-query
cache. A remote attacker could use this flaw 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 12.04

• libdns81 - 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 11.10

• libdns69 - 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu4.3

Ubuntu 11.04

• libdns69 - 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 10.04

• libdns64 - 1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.6

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2012-3817