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RHSA-2016:0074: bind97 security update

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RHSA-2016:0074: bind97 security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
01/20/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/29/2016
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) is an implementation of the DomainName System (DNS) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named); a resolverlibrary (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); andtools for verifying that the DNS server is operating correctly.A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND processed certainmalformed Address Prefix List (APL) records. A remote, authenticatedattacker could use this flaw to cause named to crash. (CVE-2015-8704)Red Hat would like to thank ISC for reporting this issue.All bind97 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, whichcontain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing theupdate, the BIND daemon (named) will be restarted automatically.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-bind97
  • redhat-upgrade-bind97-chroot
  • redhat-upgrade-bind97-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-bind97-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-bind97-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-bind97-utils

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