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SUSE 15 SP6: 2025:0355-1 important: bind CPU exhaustion threat fix

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Calendar Grey February 6, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Vital security patch for bind tackling CPU depletion and DNS-over-HTTPS issues in SUSE systems, March 2025
* bsc#1236596 * bsc#1236597 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-11187

Summary

## This update for bind fixes the following issues: Update to release 9.18.33 Security Fixes: * CVE-2024-11187: Fixes CPU exhaustion caused by many records in the additional section (bsc#1236596) * CVE-2024-12705: Fixes multiple issues in DNS-over-HTTPS implementation when under heavy query load (bsc#1236597) ## 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 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-355=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-355=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-355=1 * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2025-355=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory bind important SUSE threat fix DNS-over-HTTPS CPU exhaustion

References

* bsc#1236596

* bsc#1236597

Cross-

* CVE-2024-11187

* CVE-2024-12705

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-11187 ( SUSE ): 8.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-11187 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-11187 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-12705 ( SUSE ): 8.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-12705 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-12705 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* Server Applications Module 15-SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0355-1
Release Date: 2025-02-04T12:59:34Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory bind important SUSE threat fix DNS-over-HTTPS CPU exhaustion

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