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Ubuntu 15.10: USN-2837-1 Critical: Bind DoS Attack Issue

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Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2837-1
December 15, 2015

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

- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- 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 responses with malformed
class attributes. A remote attacker could use this issue 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 15.10:
  bind9                           1:9.9.5.dfsg-11ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 15.04:
  bind9                           1:9.9.5.dfsg-9ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  bind9                           1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.6

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  bind9                           1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.14

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2837-1
  CVE-2015-8000

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.5.dfsg-11ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.5.dfsg-9ubuntu0.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.6
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.14


Ubuntu 15.10: USN-2837-1 Critical: Bind DoS Attack Issue

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Ubuntu's Bind9 has been identified with a flaw that causes system crashes when subjected to certain types of network traffic. An immediate update is necessary.
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 15.10: bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-11ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 15.04: bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9ubuntu0.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.6 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.14 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2837-1

CVE-2015-8000

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December 15, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.5.dfsg-11ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.5.dfsg-9ubuntu0.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.14

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