- Issued:
- 2017-08-24
- Updated:
- 2017-08-24
RHSA-2017:2533 - Moderate: bind security update
Synopsis
Moderate: bind security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Moderate
Topic
An update for bind is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Extended Update Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Extended Update Support.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
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.
Security Fix(es):
- It was found that the lightweight resolver protocol implementation in BIND could enter an infinite recursion and crash when asked to resolve a query name which, when combined with a search list entry, exceeds the maximum allowable length. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash lwresd or named when using the "lwres" statement in named.conf. (CVE-2016-2775)
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
After installing the update, the BIND daemon (named) will be restarted automatically.
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.3 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.2 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.3 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.2 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.3 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.2 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.3 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.2 | x86_64 |
Updated Packages
- bind-libs-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-utils-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-utils-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.i686.rpm
- bind-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390.rpm
- bind-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.x86_64.rpm
- bind-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-license-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.noarch.rpm
- bind-sdb-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm
- bind-chroot-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm
- bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390x.rpm
- bind-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc.rpm
- bind-utils-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.x86_64.rpm
- bind-sdb-chroot-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64.rpm
- bind-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390.rpm
- bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm
- bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm
- bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc.rpm
- bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.x86_64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-utils-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.x86_64.rpm
- bind-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-sdb-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.x86_64.rpm
- bind-utils-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390x.rpm
- bind-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64.rpm
- bind-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390x.rpm
- bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc.rpm
- bind-sdb-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm
- bind-sdb-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390x.rpm
- bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390.rpm
- bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc.rpm
- bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390x.rpm
- bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-chroot-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-libs-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc.rpm
- bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.i686.rpm
- bind-libs-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.i686.rpm
- bind-sdb-chroot-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-sdb-chroot-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390x.rpm
- bind-chroot-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-sdb-chroot-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-utils-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm
- bind-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm
- bind-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.i686.rpm
- bind-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.x86_64.rpm
- bind-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.src.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-chroot-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390x.rpm
- bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.i686.rpm
- bind-chroot-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.x86_64.rpm
- bind-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm
- bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm
- bind-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm
- bind-sdb-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm
- bind-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390x.rpm
- bind-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.x86_64.rpm
- bind-sdb-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64.rpm
- bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc.rpm
- bind-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc.rpm
- bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390.rpm
- bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc.rpm
- bind-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.src.rpm
- bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.i686.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390.rpm
- bind-sdb-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm
- bind-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.x86_64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-utils-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390x.rpm
- bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm
- bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc.rpm
- bind-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm
- bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390x.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm
- bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm
- bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.x86_64.rpm
- bind-libs-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc.rpm
- bind-libs-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.i686.rpm
- bind-utils-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-license-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.noarch.rpm
- bind-utils-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm
- bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.i686.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.i686.rpm
- bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc.rpm
- bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390x.rpm
- bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390x.rpm
- bind-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390x.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm
- bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.i686.rpm
- bind-sdb-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-utils-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390x.rpm
- bind-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-chroot-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm
- bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm
- bind-utils-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm
- bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm
- bind-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64.rpm
- bind-chroot-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc.rpm
- bind-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.i686.rpm
- bind-sdb-chroot-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-utils-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm
- bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390.rpm
- bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm
- bind-sdb-chroot-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.x86_64.rpm
- bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.i686.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-utils-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc.rpm
- bind-utils-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.x86_64.rpm
- bind-chroot-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm
- bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390.rpm
- bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.s390.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-utils-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64.rpm
- bind-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.x86_64.rpm
- bind-libs-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm
- bind-sdb-chroot-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm
- bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.x86_64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64.rpm
- bind-pkcs11-utils-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm
- bind-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64.rpm
- bind-sdb-chroot-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm
- bind-devel-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.i686.rpm
- bind-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.s390.rpm
- bind-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.ppc64le.rpm
- bind-libs-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm
- bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.7.i686.rpm
- bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
- Content from kb.isc.org is not included.Content from kb.isc.org is not included.https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01393/
Additional information
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