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Ubuntu 2081-1 Security Alert: bind9 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2081-1
January 13, 2014

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

- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- bind9: Internet Domain Name Server

Details:

Jared Mauch discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain queries for
NSEC3-signed zones. A remote attacker could use this flaw with a specially
crafted query to cause Bind to stop responding, resulting in a denial of
service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 13.10:
  bind9                           1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 13.04:
  bind9                           1:9.9.2.dfsg.P1-2ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 12.10:
  bind9                           1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.4

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  bind9                           1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.8

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  bind9                           1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.11

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

References:
  
  CVE-2014-0591

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.2.dfsg.P1-2ubuntu2.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.8
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.11


Ubuntu 2081-1 Security Alert: bind9 Denial of Service Vulnerability

ubuntu
Calendar Grey January 13, 2014
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Issue found in Bind on Ubuntu. Immediate update required to avert failure stemming from maliciously designed network packets.
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 13.10: bind9 1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 13.04: bind9 1:9.9.2.dfsg.P1-2ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 12.10: bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.4 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.8 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.11 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2014-0591

Severity
important
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Medium
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Critical

January 13, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.2.dfsg.P1-2ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.8 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.11

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