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Ubuntu 19.04, USN-4026-1 Critical: Bind Denial Of Service Issue

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Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4026-1
June 20, 2019

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

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 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 malformed packets.
A remote attacker could possibly 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 19.04:
  bind9                           1:9.11.5.P1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 18.10:
  bind9                           1:9.11.4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  bind9                           1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.8

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4026-1
  CVE-2019-6471

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.5.P1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.8

Ubuntu 19.04, USN-4026-1 Critical: Bind Denial Of Service Issue

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Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Update USN-4026-1 addresses critical binds9 issues that may lead to denial of service on impacted Ubuntu systems.
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 19.04: bind9 1:9.11.5.P1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.5 Ubuntu 18.10: bind9 1:9.11.4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.8 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4026-1

CVE-2019-6471

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June 20, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.5.P1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.8

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