DSA-3449-1 bind9 -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-3449-1 bind9 -- security update

Date Reported:

19 Jan 2016

Affected Packages:

bind9

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2015-8704.

More information:

It was discovered that specific APL RR data could trigger an INSIST failure in apl_42.c and cause the BIND DNS server to exit, leading to a denial-of-service.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u9.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 packages.