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Fedora 24: 2017-27099c270a Critical: bind DNS Assertion Issue

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Calendar Grey February 19, 2017
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Important patch released for bind in Fedora 24 resolving an assertion failure vulnerability in DNS functionality. Click here for immediate update.
Security fix for CVE-2017-3135

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:

Security fix for CVE-2017-3135

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical Fedora bind security fix DNS assertion issue

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1420193 - CVE-2017-3135 bind: Assertion failure when using DNS64 and RPZ Can Lead to Crash https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1420193

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade bind' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

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Name: bind
Product: Fedora 24
Version: 9.10.4
Release: 3.P6.fc24
URL: Summary : The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) DNS (Domain Name System) server

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security advisory critical Fedora bind security fix DNS assertion issue

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