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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-8623: ELSA-2020-5011: bind security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-8623: ELSA-2020-5011: bind security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
08/20/2020
Created
11/14/2020
Added
11/12/2020
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

In BIND 9.10.0 -> 9.11.21, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, also affects 9.10.5-S1 -> 9.11.21-S1 of the BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition, An attacker that can reach a vulnerable system with a specially crafted query packet can trigger a crash. To be vulnerable, the system must: * be running BIND that was built with "--enable-native-pkcs11" * be signing one or more zones with an RSA key * be able to receive queries from a possible attacker A flaw was found in bind. An assertion failure can occur when a specially crafted query for a zone signed with an RSA key. BIND must be compiled with "--enable-native-pkcs11" for the system to be affected. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-chroot
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-export-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-export-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-libs-lite
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-license
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-lite-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-pkcs11
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-utils
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-sdb
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-sdb-chroot
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-utils
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python3-bind

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