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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3350-1 (bind9 - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian 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
1 year ago
Summary
Hanno Boeck discovered that incorrect validation of DNSSEC-signed records in the Bind DNS server could result in denial of service. Updates for the oldstable distribution (wheezy) will be released shortly.
Affected Software
Affected Software
bind9 on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u3. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 packages.