Security update for bind

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1496-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS 11-SP1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

The nameserver bind was updated to fix a remote denial of service (crash) attack against bind nameservers doing validation on DNSSEC signed records. (CVE-2015-5722, bsc#944066).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS 11-SP1
    zypper in -t patch slessp1-bind-12070=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS 11-SP1 (s390x x86_64 i586)
    • bind-chrootenv-9.6ESVR11W1-0.9.1
    • bind-9.6ESVR11W1-0.9.1
    • bind-devel-9.6ESVR11W1-0.9.1
    • bind-libs-9.6ESVR11W1-0.9.1
    • bind-utils-9.6ESVR11W1-0.9.1
    • bind-doc-9.6ESVR11W1-0.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS 11-SP1 (s390x x86_64)
    • bind-libs-32bit-9.6ESVR11W1-0.9.1

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