openSUSE Security Update: bind: fixed a remote denial of service attack (abort) 
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2012:1192-1
Rating:             critical
References:         #780157 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-4244
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 12.2
                    openSUSE 12.1
                    openSUSE 11.4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   A remote denial of service attack was fixed in the BIND DNS
   nameserver, which could be caused by attackers providing a
   specifically prepared zone file for recursive transfer.
   (CVE-2012-4244)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 12.2:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2012-615

   - openSUSE 12.1:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2012-615

   - openSUSE 11.4:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2012-615

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 12.2 (i586 x86_64):

      bind-9.9.1P3-1.4.1
      bind-chrootenv-9.9.1P3-1.4.1
      bind-debuginfo-9.9.1P3-1.4.1
      bind-debugsource-9.9.1P3-1.4.1
      bind-devel-9.9.1P3-1.4.1
      bind-libs-9.9.1P3-1.4.1
      bind-libs-debuginfo-9.9.1P3-1.4.1
      bind-lwresd-9.9.1P3-1.4.1
      bind-lwresd-debuginfo-9.9.1P3-1.4.1
      bind-utils-9.9.1P3-1.4.1
      bind-utils-debuginfo-9.9.1P3-1.4.1

   - openSUSE 12.2 (x86_64):

      bind-libs-32bit-9.9.1P3-1.4.1
      bind-libs-debuginfo-32bit-9.9.1P3-1.4.1

   - openSUSE 12.2 (noarch):

      bind-doc-9.9.1P3-1.4.1

   - openSUSE 12.1 (i586 x86_64):

      bind-9.8.3P3-4.20.1
      bind-chrootenv-9.8.3P3-4.20.1
      bind-debuginfo-9.8.3P3-4.20.1
      bind-debugsource-9.8.3P3-4.20.1
      bind-devel-9.8.3P3-4.20.1
      bind-libs-9.8.3P3-4.20.1
      bind-libs-debuginfo-9.8.3P3-4.20.1
      bind-lwresd-9.8.3P3-4.20.1
      bind-lwresd-debuginfo-9.8.3P3-4.20.1
      bind-utils-9.8.3P3-4.20.1
      bind-utils-debuginfo-9.8.3P3-4.20.1

   - openSUSE 12.1 (x86_64):

      bind-libs-32bit-9.8.3P3-4.20.1
      bind-libs-debuginfo-32bit-9.8.3P3-4.20.1

   - openSUSE 12.1 (noarch):

      bind-doc-9.8.3P3-4.20.1

   - openSUSE 12.1 (ia64):

      bind-libs-debuginfo-x86-9.8.3P3-4.20.1
      bind-libs-x86-9.8.3P3-4.20.1

   - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

      bind-9.7.6P3-0.37.1
      bind-chrootenv-9.7.6P3-0.37.1
      bind-debuginfo-9.7.6P3-0.37.1
      bind-debugsource-9.7.6P3-0.37.1
      bind-devel-9.7.6P3-0.37.1
      bind-libs-9.7.6P3-0.37.1
      bind-libs-debuginfo-9.7.6P3-0.37.1
      bind-lwresd-9.7.6P3-0.37.1
      bind-lwresd-debuginfo-9.7.6P3-0.37.1
      bind-utils-9.7.6P3-0.37.1
      bind-utils-debuginfo-9.7.6P3-0.37.1

   - openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64):

      bind-libs-32bit-9.7.6P3-0.37.1
      bind-libs-debuginfo-32bit-9.7.6P3-0.37.1

   - openSUSE 11.4 (noarch):

      bind-doc-9.7.6P3-0.37.1

   - openSUSE 11.4 (ia64):

      bind-libs-debuginfo-x86-9.7.6P3-0.37.1
      bind-libs-x86-9.7.6P3-0.37.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4244.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/780157

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