Issued:: 2009-07-29
Updated:: 2009-07-29

RHSA-2009:1179 - Important: bind security update

Synopsis

Important: bind security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

Updated bind packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

[Updated 29th July 2009] The packages in this erratum have been updated to also correct this issue in the bind-sdb package.

Description

The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) is an implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named); a resolver library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating correctly.

A flaw was found in the way BIND handles dynamic update message packets containing the "ANY" record type. A remote attacker could use this flaw to send a specially-crafted dynamic update packet that could cause named to exit with an assertion failure. (CVE-2009-0696)

Note: even if named is not configured for dynamic updates, receiving such a specially-crafted dynamic update packet could still cause named to exit unexpectedly.

All BIND users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue. After installing the update, the BIND daemon (named) will be restarted automatically.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

Product	Version	Arch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support	5.3	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support	5.3	ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support	5.3	i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian	5	ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support	5.3	ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems	5	s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support	5.3	s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation	5	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation	5	i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server	5	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server	5	ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server	5	i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI	5	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI	5	i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS	5.3	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS	5.3	ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS	5.3	i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop	5	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop	5	i386

Updated Packages

bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.i386.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.s390x.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.s390.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ia64.rpm
bind-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.i386.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ia64.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ia64.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ppc.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ppc.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ppc.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ppc.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ppc64.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ia64.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.s390x.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.s390x.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ia64.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ia64.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.s390x.rpm
bind-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.s390x.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.s390x.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.i386.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.i386.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ppc.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.s390x.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.i386.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ia64.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ia64.rpm
bind-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.i386.rpm
bind-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ppc.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ia64.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ppc.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ppc64.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ppc.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.s390.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.s390x.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.s390x.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.s390.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ppc64.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.i386.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.i386.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.s390.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ppc64.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ppc64.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.s390.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.x86_64.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ia64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.x86_64.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ia64.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ppc.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.i386.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ppc.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ppc.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ia64.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.i386.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ia64.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ia64.rpm
bind-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.x86_64.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ia64.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ppc.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.s390x.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.s390x.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.i386.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ppc.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.i386.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.s390x.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.s390x.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ppc.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ia64.rpm
bind-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.src.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ppc.rpm
bind-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.src.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.s390.rpm
bind-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.x86_64.rpm
bind-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.ppc.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.i386.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.s390x.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.s390x.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.ppc64.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.i386.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.i386.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.2.s390x.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.x86_64.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3.i386.rpm

Fixes

This content is not included.BZ - 514292

CVEs

CVE-2009-0696

References

Additional information

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