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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2017-87992a0557
2017-01-14 00:22:37.172463
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Name        : bind
Product     : Fedora 25
Version     : 9.10.4
Release     : 3.P5.fc25
URL         : Summary     : The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) DNS (Domain Name System) server
Description :
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.

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Update Information:

Security fix for CVE-2016-9131, CVE-2016-9147, CVE-2016-9444
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1411348 - CVE-2016-9131 bind: assertion failure while processing response to an ANY query
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411348
  [ 2 ] Bug #1411367 - CVE-2016-9147 bind: assertion failure while handling a query response containing inconsistent DNSSEC information
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411367
  [ 3 ] Bug #1411377 - CVE-2016-9444 bind: assertion failure while handling an unusually-formed DS record response
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411377
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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

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/security/
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Fedora 25: bind Security Update 2017-87992a0557

January 14, 2017
Security fix for CVE-2016-9131, CVE-2016-9147, CVE-2016-9444

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-2016-9131, CVE-2016-9147, CVE-2016-9444

Change Log

References

[ 1 ] Bug #1411348 - CVE-2016-9131 bind: assertion failure while processing response to an ANY query https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411348 [ 2 ] Bug #1411367 - CVE-2016-9147 bind: assertion failure while handling a query response containing inconsistent DNSSEC information https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411367 [ 3 ] Bug #1411377 - CVE-2016-9444 bind: assertion failure while handling an unusually-formed DS record response https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411377

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

Severity
Name : bind
Product : Fedora 25
Version : 9.10.4
Release : 3.P5.fc25
URL : Summary : The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) DNS (Domain Name System) server

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