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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2019-25040: Security patch for unbound (ALAS-2021-1683)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2019-25040: Security patch for unbound (ALAS-2021-1683)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/27/2021
Created
07/02/2021
Added
07/02/2021
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

Unbound before 1.9.5 allows an infinite loop via a compressed name in dname_pkt_copy. NOTE: The vendor disputes that this is a vulnerability. Although the code may be vulnerable, a running Unbound installation cannot be remotely or locally exploited

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python2-unbound
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-unbound
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-unbound
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-unbound-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-unbound-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-unbound-libs

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