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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2012.1009 bind9 security update 22 October 2012 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: bind9 Publisher: Debian Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 6 Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2012-5166 Reference: ESB-2012.0974 Original Bulletin: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2560 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2560-1 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer October 20, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : bind9 Vulnerability : denial of service Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2012-5166 Debian Bug : 690118 It was discovered that BIND, a DNS server, hangs while constructing the additional section of a DNS reply, when certain combinations of resource records are present. This vulnerability affects both recursive and authoritative servers. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze8. We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJQgv3SAAoJEL97/wQC1SS+eLEH/RTPU+0QKjGkw8GGSp2zGtFt Yc4LVRH9wdDdxJ2dLkPzu5GBxKcA5gZqSjbB9RUBnHjaQSH77Cilb749hxHfSqqP ZpjyWfjcu3yjHoYVnIElcpNMStkTRZNbbhmtl5lm2XF9bxg7UqcTVBu6T679PJ5L nz1dR1tuBPFhE6MwJlArxsxuSR/3tuKJbVHlaWFmwGtKVjPNfIY7FBX3Yig8h9SL HTFDQ+/1+THP+V2gms4+8/a6kERuHrvXL+05YN+wcz5zveceIFJk01N1xCwrXBwR 9qJITGw5u2Td9PrxHEqFdbYKuRIIfVE5IXiCWy1pcGojyNhzaEqsWLSlByfg9VA= =Aa5W - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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