Fedora 25: 2016-567a5591e4 Critical: bind99 DNS Issues Fix
fedora
November 19, 2016
Security fix for CVE-2016-6170 ---- Security fix for CVE-2016-8864
Summary
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS
(Domain Name System) protocols. This package set contains only export
version of BIND libraries, that are used for building ISC DHCP.
Update Information:
Security fix for CVE-2016-6170 ---- Security fix for CVE-2016-8864
Topics Covered
Change Log
References
[ 1 ] Bug #1353563 - CVE-2016-6170 bind: Improper restriction of zone size limit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353563
[ 2 ] Bug #1389652 - CVE-2016-8864 bind: assertion failure while handling responses containing a DNAME answer
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1389652
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade bind99' 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: bind99
Product: Fedora 25
Version: 9.9.9
Release: 4.P4.fc25
URL: Summary : The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) DNS (Domain Name System) libraries
Topics Covered
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