Just an update on this: It is patched in Ubuntu 14.04.1. I have identified another bug in DiG which is yet to be patched in any versions of bind(I only just reported it now), which affects those that use ipv6.
megamansec@megamansec:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty megamansec@megamansec:~$ dig +time=3 +nssearch +tcp internot.info ;; Connection to 2400:cb00:2049:1::adf5:3b95#53(2400:cb00:2049:1::adf5:3b95) for internot.info failed: network unreachable. Segmentation fault megamansec@megamansec:~$ dig +time=3 +nssearch +tcp google.com SOA ns1.google.com. dns-admin.google.com. 2014101500 7200 1800 1209600 300 from server 216.239.38.10 in 231 ms. SOA ns1.google.com. dns-admin.google.com. 2014101500 7200 1800 1209600 300 from server 216.239.32.10 in 238 ms. SOA ns1.google.com. dns-admin.google.com. 2014101500 7200 1800 1209600 300 from server 216.239.36.10 in 239 ms. SOA ns1.google.com. dns-admin.google.com. 2014101500 7200 1800 1209600 300 from server 216.239.34.10 in 283 ms. So, perhaps before pushing anything, wait for ISC to fix the most recent bug I identified. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1258003 Title: DiG crashes on +nssearch with +tcp [Outdated in Ubuntu repo] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/+bug/1258003/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs