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Source: bind9
Version: 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Hi,
the following vulnerability was published for bind9.
CVE-2016-6170[0]:
| ISC BIND through 9.10.4-P1 allows primary DNS servers to cause a
| denial of service (secondary DNS server crash) via a large AXFR
| response, and possibly allows IXFR servers to cause a denial of
| service (IXFR client crash) via a large IXFR response and allows
| remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (primary DNS
| server crash) via a large UPDATE message.
If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.
For further information see:
[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6170
[1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353563
Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.
Regards,
Salvatore
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--- Begin Message ---
Version: 1:9.10.6+dfsg-1
On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 09:01:31PM +0200, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote:
Hi,
> the following vulnerability was published for bind9.
>
> CVE-2016-6170[0]:
> | ISC BIND through 9.10.4-P1 allows primary DNS servers to cause a
> | denial of service (secondary DNS server crash) via a large AXFR
> | response, and possibly allows IXFR servers to cause a denial of
> | service (IXFR client crash) via a large IXFR response and allows
> | remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (primary DNS
> | server crash) via a large UPDATE message.
>
> If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
> CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.
>
> For further information see:
>
> [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6170
> [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353563
>
> Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.
The upstream fix has landed in Debian in 1:9.10.6+dfsg-1 . It is an
additional configuration knob to limit the maximum size of the inbound
zone transfer.
This is probably not important enough to backport. Looks like the
security team thinks the same?
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6170
Bernhard
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