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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3680-1 (bind9 - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Two vulnerabilities were reported in BIND, a DNS server. CVE-2016-2775 The lwresd component in BIND (which is not enabled by default) could crash while processing an overlong request name. This could lead to a denial of service. CVE-2016-2776 A crafted query could crash the BIND name server daemon, leading to a denial of service. All server roles (authoritative, recursive and forwarding) in default configurations are affected.
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), these problems have been fixed in version 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u7. We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 packages.