Gentoo: GLSA-201903-13 Normal: Bind Denial of Service Risks
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March 14, 2019
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in BIND, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in BIND. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All bind users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/bind-9.12.1_p2-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-5738 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5738 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-5740 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5740 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-5741 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5741
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-13
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: BIND: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 14, 2019
Bugs: #657654, #666946
ID: 201903-13
Topics Covered
Background
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is a Name Server.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-dns/bind < 9.12.1_p2-r1 >= 9.12.1_p2-r1
Impact
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BIND can improperly permit recursive query service to unauthorized
clients possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition or to be
used in DNS reflection attacks.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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