SUSE Security Update: Security update for bind
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2015:0011-1
Rating:             important
References:         #743758 #882511 #908994 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-8500
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes
   is now available. It includes one version update.

Description:


   bind has been updated to version 9.9.6P1, fixing the following security
   issue:

       * A flaw in delegation handling could be exploited to put named into
         an infinite loop. This has been addressed by placing limits on the
         number of levels of recursion named will allow (default 7), and the
         number of iterative queries that it will send (default 50) before
         terminating a recursive query (CVE-2014-8500, bnc#908994).
       * The recursion depth limit is configured via the "max-recursion-depth"
         option, and the query limit via the "max-recursion-queries" option.

   Additionally, two non-security issues have been fixed:

       * bnc#882511: Fix a multi-thread issue with IXFR.
       * bnc#743758: Fix handling of TXT records in ldapdump.

   Security Issues:

       * CVE-2014-8500
         

Indications:

   Everybody should update.

Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-bind-10100

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-bind-10100

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-bind-10100

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-bind-10100

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 9.9.6P1]:

      bind-devel-9.9.6P1-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (ppc64) [New Version: 9.9.6P1]:

      bind-devel-32bit-9.9.6P1-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 9.9.6P1]:

      bind-9.9.6P1-0.5.1
      bind-chrootenv-9.9.6P1-0.5.1
      bind-doc-9.9.6P1-0.5.1
      bind-libs-9.9.6P1-0.5.1
      bind-utils-9.9.6P1-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64) [New Version: 9.9.6P1]:

      bind-libs-32bit-9.9.6P1-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 9.9.6P1]:

      bind-9.9.6P1-0.5.1
      bind-chrootenv-9.9.6P1-0.5.1
      bind-doc-9.9.6P1-0.5.1
      bind-libs-9.9.6P1-0.5.1
      bind-utils-9.9.6P1-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 9.9.6P1]:

      bind-libs-32bit-9.9.6P1-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64) [New Version: 9.9.6P1]:

      bind-libs-x86-9.9.6P1-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 9.9.6P1]:

      bind-libs-9.9.6P1-0.5.1
      bind-utils-9.9.6P1-0.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64) [New Version: 9.9.6P1]:

      bind-libs-32bit-9.9.6P1-0.5.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8500.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743758
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882511
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908994
   https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

SuSE: 2015:0011-1: important: bind

January 5, 2015
An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes is now...

Summary

bind has been updated to version 9.9.6P1, fixing the following security issue: * A flaw in delegation handling could be exploited to put named into an infinite loop. This has been addressed by placing limits on the number of levels of recursion named will allow (default 7), and the number of iterative queries that it will send (default 50) before terminating a recursive query (CVE-2014-8500, bnc#908994). * The recursion depth limit is configured via the "max-recursion-depth" option, and the query limit via the "max-recursion-queries" option. Additionally, two non-security issues have been fixed: * bnc#882511: Fix a multi-thread issue with IXFR. * bnc#743758: Fix handling of TXT records in ldapdump. Security Issues: * CVE-2014-8500 Indications: Everybody should update. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively ...

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References

#743758 #882511 #908994

Cross- CVE-2014-8500

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8500.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743758

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882511

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908994

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0011-1
Rating: important

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