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Debian DSA-3307-1 Important: DoS Mitigation Update for pdns-recursor

Toshifumi Sakaguchi discovered that the patch applied to pdns-recursor, a recursive DNS server, fixing CVE-2015-1868, was insufficient in some cases, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service-affecting CPU spikes and in some cases a crash). . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3307-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Alessandro Ghedini July 09, 2015 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : pdns-recursor CVE ID : CVE-2015-1868 Toshifumi Sakaguchi discovered that the patch applied to pdns-recursor, a recursive DNS server, fixing CVE-2015-1868, was insufficient in some cases, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service-affecting CPU spikes and in some cases a crash). For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 3.6.2-2+deb8u2. For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 3.7.3-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 3.7.3-1. We recommend that you upgrade your pdns-recursor packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . The Fedora Security Announcement FSA-4587-2 concerns a buffer overflow vulnerability in libav from August 25, 2021.. Debian Advisory, pdns-recursor, denial service threat. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 10, 2015 •Important Debian