Gentoo: GLSA-201903-13: BIND: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in BIND. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All bind users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/bind-9.12.1_p2-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-5738 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5738 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-5740 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5740 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-5741 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5741
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-13
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.
Background
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is a Name Server.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-dns/bind < 9.12.1_p2-r1 >= 9.12.1_p2-r1
Impact
===== BIND can improperly permit recursive query service to unauthorized clients possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition or to be used in DNS reflection attacks.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.