Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: 1601-1 Moderate: Bind Denial Of Service

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October 10, 2012

Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network

traffic.

Software Description:

- bind9: Internet Domain Name Server

Details:

Jake Montgomery discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain specific

combinations of RDATA. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause Bind

to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service Ubuntu network traffic Denial of Service Bind

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  bind9                           1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 11.10:
  bind9                           1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu4.5

Ubuntu 11.04:
  bind9                           1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2.7

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  bind9                           1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.8

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
  bind9                           1:9.4.2.dfsg.P2-2ubuntu0.12

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.