1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2693-1

USN-2693-1: Bind vulnerabilities

Publication date

28 July 2015

Overview

Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

  • bind9 - Internet Domain Name Server

Details

Jonathan Foote discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain TKEY
queries. A remote attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted
packet to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2015-5477)

Pories Ediansyah discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain
configurations involving DNS64. A remote attacker could use this issue with
a specially crafted query to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-5689)

Jonathan Foote discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain TKEY
queries. A remote attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted
packet to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2015-5477)

Pories Ediansyah discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain
configurations involving DNS64. A remote attacker could use this issue with
a specially crafted query to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-5689)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
15.04 vivid bind9 –  1:9.9.5.dfsg-9ubuntu0.2
14.04 trusty bind9 –  1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.4
12.04 precise bind9 –  1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.12

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