USN-1601-1: Bind vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 11.10
• Ubuntu 11.04
• Ubuntu 10.04
• Ubuntu 8.04

Packages

• bind9 - Internet Domain Name Server

Details

Jake Montgomery discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain specific
combinations of RDATA. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause Bind
to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 8.04

• bind9 - 1:9.4.2.dfsg.P2-2ubuntu0.12

Ubuntu 12.04

• bind9 - 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 11.10

• bind9 - 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu4.5

Ubuntu 11.04

• bind9 - 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2.7

Ubuntu 10.04

• bind9 - 1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.8

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2012-5166