Fedora 25: FEDORA-2017-87992a0557 Critical: DoS Issues in BIND
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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
Topics Covered
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
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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
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