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Debian: Security Advisory for bind9 (DSA-4752-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind9' package(s) announced via the DSA-4752-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in BIND, a DNS server implementation. CVE-2020-8619 It was discovered that an asterisk character in an empty non terminal can cause an assertion failure, resulting in denial of service. CVE-2020-8622 Dave Feldman, Jeff Warren, and Joel Cunningham reported that a truncated TSIG response can lead to an assertion failure, resulting in denial of service. CVE-2020-8623 Lyu Chiy reported that a flaw in the native PKCS#11 code can lead to a remotely triggerable assertion failure, resulting in denial of service. CVE-2020-8624 Joop Boonen reported that update-policy rules of type subdomain are enforced incorrectly, allowing updates to all parts of the zone along with the intended subdomain.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'bind9' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1+deb10u2. We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 packages.