Security update for bind

SUSE Security Update: Security update for bind
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1048-2
Rating: moderate
References: #772945
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. It includes one version update.

    Description:


    The bind nameserver was updated to fix a crash (denial of
    service) during high DNSSEC validation load (CVE-2012-3817)

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2012-3817
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    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-bind-6604
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-bind-6604
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-bind-6604
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-bind-6604

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 9.6ESVR7P2]:
    • bind-devel-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (ppc64) [New Version: 9.6ESVR7P2]:
    • bind-devel-32bit-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 9.6ESVR7P2]:
    • bind-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • bind-chrootenv-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • bind-doc-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • bind-libs-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • bind-utils-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (x86_64) [New Version: 9.6ESVR7P2]:
    • bind-libs-32bit-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 9.6ESVR7P2]:
    • bind-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • bind-chrootenv-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • bind-doc-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • bind-libs-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • bind-utils-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 9.6ESVR7P2]:
    • bind-libs-32bit-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (ia64) [New Version: 9.6ESVR7P2]:
    • bind-libs-x86-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 9.6ESVR7P2]:
    • bind-libs-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • bind-utils-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (x86_64) [New Version: 9.6ESVR7P2]:
    • bind-libs-32bit-9.6ESVR7P2-0.3.1

    References:

  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3817.html
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/772945
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=aa25ddbd1e6d04a2c38a2c56fcbc02fe