GLSA 201110-12: Unbound: Denial of Service
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | Unbound: Denial of Service |
| Date: | 10/15/2011 |
| Bugs: | , |
| ID: | 201110-12 |
Synopsis
Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities were found in Unbound.Background
Unbound is a validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-dns/unbound | < 1.4.10 | >= 1.4.10 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in unbound. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Unbound users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/unbound-1.4.10"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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