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SUSE Linux 10 SP2 Security Update: Important Bind Lockup Fix

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.. SUSE Security Update: Security update for bind ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1390-2 Rating: important References: #784602 Cross-References: CVE-2012-5166 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: The following issue has been fixed: * Specially crafted RDATA could have caused bind to lockup. This was a different flaw than CVE-2012-4244. Security Issue reference: * CVE-2012-5166 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (i586 s390x x86_64): bind-9.3.4-1.31.33.1 bind-chrootenv-9.3.4-1.31.33.1 bind-devel-9.3.4-1.31.33.1 bind-doc-9.3.4-1.31.33.1 bind-libs-9.3.4-1.31.33.1 bind-utils-9.3.4-1.31.33.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (s390x x86_64): bind-libs-32bit-9.3.4-1.31.33.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5166.html https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login?sid=0 https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login?sid=0 . SUSE Security Patch for postfix uncovers and resolves a critical vulnerability. Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1490-3.. SUSE Linux, bind update, security patch, risk management, issue resolution. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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