SUSE: 2015:1305-1 Critical Update: Fix for Bind Remote DoS Vulnerability
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July 28, 2015
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
bind was updated to fix one security issue. This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2015-5477: Remote DoS via TKEY queries (bsc#939567) Exposure to this issue can not be prevented by either ACLs or configuration options limiting or denying service because the exploitable code occurs early in the packet handling. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-346=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-346=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-346=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List:
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References
#939567
Cross- CVE-2015-5477
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5477.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/939567
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1305-1
Rating: important
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