Gentoo: GLSA-202008-19 Normal: BIND Denial of Service Threat
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August 29, 2020
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.
Resolution
All BIND users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/bind-9.16.6"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-8620 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8620 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-8621 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8621 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-8622 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8622 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-8623 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8623 [ 5 ] CVE-2020-8624 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8624
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-19
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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: August 29, 2020
Bugs: #738250
ID: 202008-19
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 < 9.16.6 >= 9.16.6
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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