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Fedora 21: 2015-12357 Critical: BIND TKEY Query DoS Fix

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The latest BIND update in Fedora 21 addresses a significant vulnerability in TKEY query processing, enhancing protection against potential exploits.
Include fix for CVE-2015-5477

Summary

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS

(Domain Name System) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named),

which resolves host names to IP addresses; a resolver library

(routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and

tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating properly.

Update Information:

Include fix for CVE-2015-5477

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Fedora critical fix DNS BIND TKEY flaw

Change Log

* Wed Jul 29 2015 Tomas Hozza - 32:9.9.6-10.P1 - Include fix for CVE-2015-5477 * Thu Jul 9 2015 Tomas Hozza - 32:9.9.6-9.P1 - Include fix for CVE-2015-4620 * Mon Feb 23 2015 Tomas Hozza - 32:9.9.6-8.P1 - Include fix for CVE-2015-1349 * Mon Feb 2 2015 Tomas Hozza - 32:9.9.6-7.P1 - Fix nsupdate server auto-detection (#1184151) * Fri Dec 12 2014 Tomas Hozza - 32:9.9.6-6.P1 - Fix host/nslookup crash when remote server could not be reached (#1172935) * Tue Dec 9 2014 Tomas Hozza - 32:9.9.6-5.P1 - Update to 9.9.6-P1 (CVE-2014-8500)

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1247361 - CVE-2015-5477 bind: TKEY query handling flaw leading to denial of service https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247361

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update bind' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

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Name: bind
Product: Fedora 21
Version: 9.9.6
Release: 10.P1.fc21
URL: Summary : The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) DNS (Domain Name System) server

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security advisory denial of service Fedora critical fix DNS BIND TKEY flaw

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