USN-2874-1: Bind vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2874-1 19th January, 2016 bind9 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 15.10 Ubuntu 15.04 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 It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain APL data. A remoteattacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting ina denial of service. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 15.10: bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-11ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 15.04: bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9ubuntu0.5 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.15 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-2015-8704 Source: ubuntu-usn