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openSUSE: 2021:3773-1 Important: bind Performance Security Fix

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Calendar Grey November 23, 2021
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The latest openSUSE patch resolves a significant vulnerability in bind, enhancing both operational efficiency and overall system reliability.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

This update for bind fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-25219: Fixed lame cache that could have been abused to severely

degrade resolver performance (bsc#1192146).

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security advisory bind security patch important update performance issue openSUSE

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-3773=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64):

bind-devel-32bit-9.16.6-12.57.1

libbind9-1600-32bit-9.16.6-12.57.1

libbind9-1600-32bit-debuginfo-9.16.6-12.57.1

libdns1605-32bit-9.16.6-12.57.1

libdns1605-32bit-debuginfo-9.16.6-12.57.1

libirs1601-32bit-9.16.6-12.57.1

libirs1601-32bit-debuginfo-9.16.6-12.57.1

libisc1606-32bit-9.16.6-12.57.1

libisc1606-32bit-debuginfo-9.16.6-12.57.1

libisccc1600-32bit-9.16.6-12.57.1

libisccc1600-32bit-debuginfo-9.16.6-12.57.1

libisccfg1600-32bit-9.16.6-12.57.1

libisccfg1600-32bit-debuginfo-9.16.6-12.57.1

libns1604-32bit-9.16.6-12.57.1

libns1604-32bit-debuginfo-9.16.6-12.57.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25219.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1192146

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:3773-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.3 .

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