Security update for bind

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02349-1
Release Date: 2025-07-17T11:47:22Z
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-40777 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-40777 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-40777 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for bind fixes the following issues:

  • Upgrade to release 9.20.11
  • CVE-2025-40777: Fixed a possible assertion failure when stale-answer-client-timeout is set to 0. (bsc#1246548)

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-2349=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP7-2025-2349=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • bind-utils-debuginfo-9.20.11-150700.3.6.1
    • bind-debuginfo-9.20.11-150700.3.6.1
    • bind-debugsource-9.20.11-150700.3.6.1
    • bind-utils-9.20.11-150700.3.6.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • bind-debuginfo-9.20.11-150700.3.6.1
    • bind-debugsource-9.20.11-150700.3.6.1
    • bind-9.20.11-150700.3.6.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
    • bind-doc-9.20.11-150700.3.6.1

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