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openSUSE: 2018:1462-2 Minor Severity: pdns DNS Replay Vulnerability

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.. openSUSE Security Update: Security update for pdns ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:1462-1 Rating: low References: #1092540 Cross-References: CVE-2018-1046 Affected Products: SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: pdns was updated to 4.1.2. Security fixes: * Dnsreplay: bail out on a too small outgoing buffer (CVE-2018-1046 bsc#1092540) Improvements: * API: increase serial after dnssec related updates * Auth: lower ‘packet too short’ loglevel * Make check-zone error on rows that have content but shouldn’t * Auth: avoid an isane amount of new backend connections during an axfr * Report unparseable data in stoul invalid_argument exception * Backport: recheck serial when axfr is done * Backport: add tcp support for alias Bug Fixes: * Auth: allocate new statements after reconnecting to postgresql * Auth-bindbackend: only compare ips in ismaster() (Kees Monshouwer) * Rather than crash, sheepishly report no file/linenum * Document undocumented config vars * Backport #6276 (auth 4.1.x): prevent cname + other data with dnsupdate Misc fixes: * Move includes around to avoid boost L conflict * Backport: update edns option code list * Auth: link dnspcap2protobuf against librt when needed * Fix a warning on botan > = 2.5.0 * Auth 4.1.x: unbreak build Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-538=1 Package List: -SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): pdns-4.1.2-8.1 pdns-backend-godbc-4.1.2-8.1 pdns-backend-ldap-4.1.2-8.1 pdns-backend-lua-4.1.2-8.1 pdns-backend-mydns-4.1.2-8.1 pdns-backend-mysql-4.1.2-8.1 pdns-backend-postgresql-4.1.2-8.1 pdns-backend-remote-4.1.2-8.1 pdns-backend-sqlite3-4.1.2-8.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1046.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1092540 -- . An openSUSE patch resolves a minor dns replay vulnerability found in pdns. For comprehensive information, see openSUSE-SU-2018:1462-1.. openSUSE Security Update, pdns security fix, dns replay issue, security patch, openSUSE pdns. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 29, 2018 •Low OpenSUSE