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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3346-3 Critical: Bind Zone Transfer Threat

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Bind could be made to serve incorrect information or expose sensitive information over the network.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3346-3
November 08, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary:

Bind could be made to serve incorrect information or expose sensitive
information over the network.

Software Description:
- bind9: Internet Domain Name Server

Details:

USN-3346-1 and USN-3346-2 fixed two vulnerabilities in Bind and a
regression, respectively. This update provides the corresponding update
for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 Clément Berthaux discovered that Bind did not correctly check TSIG
 authentication for zone update requests. An attacker could use this
 to improperly perform zone updates. (CVE-2017-3143)

 Clément Berthaux discovered that Bind did not correctly check TSIG
 authentication for zone transfer requests. An attacker could use this
 to improperly transfer entire zones. (CVE-2017-3142)

 In addition, this update adds the new root zone key signing key (KSK).

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  bind9                           1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.23

After a standard system update you need to restart Bind to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3346-1
  CVE-2017-3142, CVE-2017-3143

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3346-3 Critical: Bind Zone Transfer Threat

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Exploitable flaws in Ubuntu systems can result in data breaches or misrouted information. It is recommended to apply updates.
Bind could be made to serve incorrect information or expose sensitive information over the network.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:   bind9                           1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.23 After a standard system update you need to restart Bind to make all the necessary changes.

References

 

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3346-1

  CVE-2017-3142, CVE-2017-3143

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