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Today's Topics:

1. [USN-1657-1] Bind vulnerability (Marc Deslauriers)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:13:23 -0500
From: Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
To: ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: [USN-1657-1] Bind vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1657-1
December 06, 2012

bind9 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Bind could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- bind9: Internet Domain Name Server

Details:

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain crafted queries
when DNS64 was enabled. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause Bind
to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10:
bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.5

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1657-1
CVE-2012-5688

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bind9/1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.5


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