GLSA 201708-01: BIND: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	BIND: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	08/17/2017
Bugs:	#605454, #608740, #615420, #621730
ID:	201708-01

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in BIND, the worst of which allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is a Name Server.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-dns/bind	< 9.11.1_p1	>= 9.11.1_p1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in BIND. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted DNS request to the BIND resolver resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All BIND users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/bind-9.11.1_p1"
    

References

• CVE-2016-9131
• CVE-2016-9147
• CVE-2016-9444
• CVE-2016-9778
• CVE-2017-3135
• CVE-2017-3136
• CVE-2017-3137
• CVE-2017-3138
• CVE-2017-3140
• CVE-2017-3141

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201708-01.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.

License

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