New bind packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] bind (SSA:2026-084-01) New bind packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/bind-9.18.47-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: Fix unbounded NSEC3 iterations when validating referrals to unsigned delegations. For more information, see: https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-1519 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-1519 (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (http://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 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/bind-9.18.47-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/bind-9.18.47-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/bind-9.20.21-i686-1.txz Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/bind-9.20.21-x86_64-1.txz MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 15.0 package: b78069f8859ffce5cfc1da3a62c62d8a bind-9.18.47-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: 1cbdae260d411398becc5f1268a18056 bind-9.18.47-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware -current package: 3b23700f81b67437e09376a14e0bc325 n/bind-9.20.21-i686-1.txz Slackware x86_64 -current package: 7a55690b81ec1060888c3c20637c9994 n/bind-9.20.21-x86_64-1.txz Installationinstructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg bind-9.18.47-i586-1_slack15.0.txz +-----+ . Upgrade available for bind packages on Slackware 15.0 to address security issues. Review details and download links.. bind packages, Slackware security, unbounded iterations issue. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
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