USN-3259-1: Bind vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3259-1
17th April, 2017
bind9 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Bind.
Software description
- bind9
– Internet Domain Name Server
Details
It was discovered that the resolver in Bind made incorrect
assumptions about ordering when processing responses containing
a CNAME or DNAME. An attacker could use this cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2017-3137)
Oleg Gorokhov discovered that in some situations, Bind did not properly
handle DNS64 queries. An attacker could use this to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2017-3136)
Mike Lalumiere discovered that in some situations, Bind did
not properly handle invalid operations requested via its control
channel. An attacker with access to the control channel could cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2017-3138)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 17.04:
-
bind9
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-10.1ubuntu5
- Ubuntu 16.10:
-
bind9
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-10.1ubuntu1.6
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
bind9
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
bind9
1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
bind9
1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.22
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-3259-1: Bind vulnerabilities
