(RHSA-2020:1845) Moderate: bind security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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.

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: bind (9.11.13). (BZ#1704328)

Security Fix(es):

• bind: TCP Pipelining doesn’t limit TCP clients on a single connection (CVE-2019-6477)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Release Notes linked from the References section.