GLSA 201610-07: BIND: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	BIND: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	10/11/2016
Bugs:	#572414, #576902, #588652, #589132, #595340
ID:	201610-07

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in BIND, the worst of which could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is a Name Server.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-dns/bind	< 9.10.4_p3	>= 9.10.4_p3	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in BIND. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition through multiple attack vectors.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All BIND users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/bind-9.10.4_p3"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201610-07.xml

Concerns?

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.