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Ubuntu 12.10 & 12.04 LTS USN-1657-1: Bind Denial Of Service Risk

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Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1657-1
December 06, 2012

bind9 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- bind9: Internet Domain Name Server

Details:

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain crafted queries
when DNS64 was enabled. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause Bind
to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.10:
  bind9                           1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  bind9                           1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.5

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1657-1
  CVE-2012-5688

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.5


Ubuntu 12.10 & 12.04 LTS USN-1657-1: Bind Denial Of Service Risk

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Ensure your Ubuntu installation is current to mitigate the serious Bind9 flaw that may result in a service failure.
Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1657-1

CVE-2012-5688

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December 06, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.5

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