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Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2012-138
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Insight
Insight
A flaw was found in the way BIND handled certain combinations of resource records. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause a recursive resolver, or an authoritative server in certain configurations, to lockup. (CVE-2012-5166 )
Solution
Solution
Run yum update bind to update your system.