Security update for bind

SUSE Security Update: Security update for bind
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0780-1
Rating: important
References: #970072 #970073
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

  • An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

    Description:


    This update for bind fixes the following issues:

    Fix two assertion failures that can lead to a remote denial of service
    attack:
    * CVE-2016-1285: An error when parsing signature records for DNAME can
    lead to named exiting due to an assertion failure. (bsc#970072)
    * CVE-2016-1286: An error when parsing signature records for DNAME records
    having specific properties can lead to named exiting due to an assertion
    failure in resolver.c or db.c. (bsc#970073)

    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 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2016-458=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-458=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-458=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • bind-debuginfo-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-debugsource-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-devel-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • bind-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-chrootenv-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-debuginfo-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-debugsource-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-libs-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-libs-debuginfo-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-utils-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-utils-debuginfo-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x x86_64):
      • bind-libs-32bit-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-libs-debuginfo-32bit-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch):
      • bind-doc-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • bind-debuginfo-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-debugsource-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-libs-32bit-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-libs-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-libs-debuginfo-32bit-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-libs-debuginfo-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-utils-9.9.6P1-28.12.1
      • bind-utils-debuginfo-9.9.6P1-28.12.1

    References: