Security update for bind
SUSE Security Update: Security update for bind
This update provides bind 9.9.6P1, which fixes a defect in delegation
handling that could be exploited to crash named. (CVE-2014-8500,
bsc#908994)
Additionally, two non-security issues have been fixed:
* Fix handling of TXT records in ldapdump. (bsc#743758)
* Fix a multithread issue with IXFR. (bsc#882511)
Security Issues:
* CVE-2014-8500
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2015:0011-2 |
| Rating: | important |
| References: | #743758 #882511 #908994 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes is now available. It includes one version update.
Description:
This update provides bind 9.9.6P1, which fixes a defect in delegation
handling that could be exploited to crash named. (CVE-2014-8500,
bsc#908994)
Additionally, two non-security issues have been fixed:
* Fix handling of TXT records in ldapdump. (bsc#743758)
* Fix a multithread issue with IXFR. (bsc#882511)
Security Issues:
* CVE-2014-8500
Indications:
Everybody should update.
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 Server 11 SP2 LTSS:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-bind=10203
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 9.9.6P1]:
- bind-9.9.6P1-0.5.5
- bind-chrootenv-9.9.6P1-0.5.5
- bind-devel-9.9.6P1-0.5.5
- bind-doc-9.9.6P1-0.5.5
- bind-libs-9.9.6P1-0.5.5
- bind-utils-9.9.6P1-0.5.5
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (s390x x86_64) [New Version: 9.9.6P1]:
- bind-libs-32bit-9.9.6P1-0.5.5
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8500.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/743758
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/882511
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/908994
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=93a0d67b3fb1cddabb9d852b78c4e9a4