USN-3108-1: Bind vulnerability
USN-3108-1: Bind vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3108-1 21st October, 2016 bind9 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: 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 Toshifumi Sakaguchi discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certainpackets with malformed options. A remote attacker could possibly use thisissue 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 12.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.18 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2016-2848 Source: USN-3108-1: Bind vulnerability