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openSUSE 15.5: SUSE-SU-2025:0359-1 important: bind DoS threat

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Calendar Grey February 6, 2025
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An important security update for openSUSE resolves a bind issue with CPU exhaustion. Apply updates to secure your systems.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for bind fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2024-11187: Fixes CPU exhaustion caused by many records in the

additional section (bsc#1236596)

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue bind important advisory update openSUSE CPU exhaustion

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-359=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-359=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2025-359=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-359=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-359=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2025-359=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* bind-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* bind-utils-debuginfo-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* bind-debugsource-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* bind-utils-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* bind-debuginfo-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)

* python3-bind-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* bind-doc-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* bind-utils-debuginfo-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* bind-utils-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (noarch)

* python3-bind-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (x86_64)

* bind-debuginfo-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* bind-debugsource-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64

x86_64)

* bind-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* bind-utils-debuginfo-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* bind-debugsource-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* bind-utils-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* bind-debuginfo-9.16.50-150500.8.24.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1236596

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11187.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236596

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0359-1
Release Date: 2025-02-05T09:09:07Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue bind important advisory update openSUSE CPU exhaustion

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