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Ubuntu 21.10 USN-5126-1 Critical: Bind9 Resource Denial of Service

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Bind could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5126-1
October 28, 2021

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

- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 21.04
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- bind9: Internet Domain Name Server

Details:

Kishore Kumar Kothapalli discovered that Bind incorrectly handled the lame
cache when processing responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause Bind to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 21.10:
  bind9                           1:9.16.15-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 21.04:
  bind9                           1:9.16.8-1ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  bind9                           1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.9

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  bind9                           1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.16

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5126-1
  CVE-2021-25219

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.16.15-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.16.8-1ubuntu3.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.9
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.16

Ubuntu 21.10 USN-5126-1 Critical: Bind9 Resource Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey October 28, 2021
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In Ubuntu, the Bind service can face resource exhaustion risks from specially designed network packets. It's crucial to install the latest updates to counter this denial-of-service issue
Bind could be made to consume resources 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 21.10: bind9 1:9.16.15-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 21.04: bind9 1:9.16.8-1ubuntu3.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.9 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: bind9 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.16 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5126-1

CVE-2021-25219

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October 28, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.16.15-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.16.8-1ubuntu3.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.9 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.16

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