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Slackware: 2019-116-01 Critical: Bind File Descriptor Exhaustion

New bind packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] bind (SSA:2019-116-01) New bind packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/bind-9.11.6_P1-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: The TCP client quota set using the tcp-clients option could be exceeded in some cases. This could lead to exhaustion of file descriptors. For more information, see: https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2018-5743 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5743 (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-) Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you. Updated package for Slackware 14.0: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0: Updated package for Slackware 14.1: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1: Updated package for Slackware 14.2: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2: Updated package for Slackware -current: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 14.0 package: d6835a3a22d339df9ca0afd5ab8561bc bind-9.11.6_P1-i486-1_slack14.0.txz Slackware x86_64 14.0 package: 892265f47674a12362bf821dab2cc9fa bind-9.11.6_P1-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz Slackware 14.1 package: 4c55681ae3fb61df7d1af3c92fc53db5 bind-9.11.6_P1-i486-1_slack14.1.txz Slackware x86_64 14.1 package: 932435bf42a652149c5d7a68267696f1 bind-9.11.6_P1-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz Slackware 14.2 package: 65779b9f25e221aa3bb1726e331218d4 bind-9.11.6_P1-i586-1_slack14.2.txz Slackware x86_64 14.2 package: a6b8c6ea2b4abd53b9cb21a77ffc93b7 bind-9.11.6_P1-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz Slackware -current package: c1f720dd751a405a60b8e6b59dcb3279 n/bind-9.14.1-i586-1.txz Slackware x86_64 -current package: 65a617602a5e83d626d1a7045f346cf4 n/bind-9.14.1-x86_64-1.txz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg bind-9.11.6_P1-i586-1_slack14.2.txz Then, restart the name server: # /etc/rc.d/rc.bind restart +-----+ . Stay informed about critical updates for BIND on Slackware to safeguard against file descriptor exhaustion vulnerabilities and ensure system stability. Bind Update, Slackware Security, Package Update. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 26, 2019 •Critical Slackware