Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201702-8

Severity: High
Date : 2017-02-09
CVE-ID : CVE-2017-3135
Package : bind
Type : denial of service
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-169

Summary

The package bind before version 9.11.0.P3-1 is vulnerable to denial of
service.

Resolution

Upgrade to 9.11.0.P3-1.

pacman -Syu “bind>=9.11.0.P3-1”

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 9.11.0.P3.

Workaround

None.

Description

A vulnerability has been found in bind < 9.11.0-P3, allowing a remote
attacker to trigger an INSIST assertion failure or a NULL pointer read
in configurations using both DNS64 and RPZ.

Impact

A remote unauthenticated attacker can crash a vulnerable server,
resulting in denial of service.

References

https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01453
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-3135