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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201502-03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: BIND: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: February 07, 2015
Bugs: #531998
ID: 201502-03
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in BIND, allowing remote
attackers to cause a
denial of service condition.
Background
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BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is a Name Server.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-dns/bind < 9.10.1_p1 >= 9.10.1_p1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in BIND. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition by the lack
of GeoIP databases, or via a large or infinite number of referrals.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All bind users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-dns/bind-9.10.1_p1”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-3214
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3214
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-8500
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8500
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-8680
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8680
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-03.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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