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 certain
packets with malformed options. 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 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
Source: USN-3108-1: Bind vulnerability
