GLSA 201412-33: PowerDNS Recursor: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	PowerDNS Recursor: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/22/2014
Bugs:	#299942, #404377, #514946, #531992
ID:	201412-33

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PowerDNS Recursor, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background

PowerDNS Recursor is a high-end, high-performance resolving name server

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-dns/pdns-recursor	< 3.6.1-r1	>= 3.6.1-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PowerDNS Recursor. Please review the CVE identifiers and PowerDNS blog post referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to send specially crafted packets, possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to spoof DNS data.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All PowerDNS Recursor users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/pdns-recursor-3.6.1-r1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-33.xml

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.