In BIND 9.5.0 -> 9.11.29, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.13, and versions BIND 9.11.3-S1 -> 9.11.29-S1 and 9.16.8-S1 -> 9.16.13-S1 of BIND Supported Preview Edition, as well as release versions 9.17.0 -> 9.17.1 of the BIND 9.17 development branch, BIND servers are vulnerable if they are running an affected version and are configured to use GSS-TSIG features. In a configuration which uses BIND's default settings the vulnerable code path is not exposed, but a server can be rendered vulnerable by explicitly setting values for the tkey-gssapi-keytab or tkey-gssapi-credential configuration options. Although the default configuration is not vulnerable, GSS-TSIG is frequently used in networks where BIND is integrated with Samba, as well as in mixed-server environments that combine BIND servers with Active Directory domain controllers. For servers that meet these conditions, the ISC SPNEGO implementation is vulnerable to various attacks, depending on the CPU architecture for which BIND was built: For named binaries compiled for 64-bit platforms, this flaw can be used to trigger a buffer over-read, leading to a server crash. For named binaries compiled for 32-bit platforms, this flaw can be used to trigger a server crash due to a buffer overflow and possibly also to achieve remote code execution. We have determined that standard SPNEGO implementations are available in the MIT and Heimdal Kerberos libraries, which support a broad range of operating systems, rendering the ISC implementation unnecessary and obsolete. Therefore, to reduce the attack surface for BIND users, we will be removing the ISC SPNEGO implementation in the April releases of BIND 9.11 and 9.16 (it had already been dropped from BIND 9.17). We would not normally remove something from a stable ESV (Extended Support Version) of BIND, but since system libraries can replace the ISC SPNEGO implementation, we have made an exception in this case for reasons of stability and security.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade bind | Aug 22, 2024 | Apr 29, 2021 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Apr 29, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade bind9 | May 3, 2021 | Apr 29, 2021 |
| Dns Bind | — | Upgrade ISC BIND to latest version | Apr 29, 2022 | Apr 29, 2021 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade service/network/dns/bind to version 9.11.31.0.0-11.4.34.0.1.94.1 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade network/dns/bind to version 9.11.31.0.0-11.4.34.0.1.94.1 on Solaris 11.4 | Jun 16, 2021 | Apr 29, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade bind-docUpgrade bind-libsUpgrade bind-utilsUpgrade bindUpgrade bind-chrootenvUpgrade bind-libs-32bitUpgrade python3-bind | May 5, 2021 | Apr 29, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade bind9Upgrade bind9 (Ubuntu Pro) | Apr 30, 2021 | Apr 29, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Apr 29, 2021 |
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