Slackware: bind Critical DoS Issue CVE-2025-13878 2026-021-01
slackware
January 21, 2026
New bind packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/bind-9.18.44-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: Fix incorrect length checks for BRID and HHIT records. Malformed BRID and HHIT records could trigger an assertion failure. For more information, see: https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-13878 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13878 (* Security fix *)
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Where Find New Packages
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Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/bind-9.18.44-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/bind-9.18.44-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/bind-9.20.18-i686-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/bind-9.20.18-x86_64-1.txz
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 15.0 package:
b38971d5a9663a1d52485668f9712b98 bind-9.18.44-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
f6d52d8dbc948e1e27816855aba5c07f bind-9.18.44-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package:
b83ab4348e1fd774160bb1e99e3734e0 n/bind-9.20.18-i686-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
e6814a06c8664918808e552c390b87c2 n/bind-9.20.18-x86_64-1.txz
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Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg bind-9.18.44-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Then, restart the name server: # /etc/rc.d/rc.bind restart
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