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Ubuntu 25.04: Bind Critical Denial of Service Crash USN-7641-1

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Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7641-1
July 16, 2025

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

- Ubuntu 25.04

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 configurations where the
stale-answer-client-timeout option is set to 0. 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 25.04
  bind9                           1:9.20.4-3ubuntu1.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7641-1
  CVE-2025-40777

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.20.4-3ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 25.04: Bind Critical Denial of Service Crash USN-7641-1

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Calendar Grey July 16, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Important patch released for Ubuntu Bind to address vulnerabilities caused by malformed network packets. Please update immediately!
Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 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 configurations where the stale-answer-client-timeout option is set to 0. 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 25.04 bind9 1:9.20.4-3ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7641-1

CVE-2025-40777

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7641-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.20.4-3ubuntu1.2

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