[ glsa 201510-01 ] bind

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: BIND: Denial of Service (GLSA 201510-01)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: October 18, 2015
Bug(s): #540640, #553584, #556150, #559462
ID: 201510-01

Synopsis

A vulnerability in BIND could lead to a Denial of Service
condition.


Background

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is a Name Server.

Affected Packages

Package: net-dns/bind
Vulnerable: < 9.10.2_p4
Unaffected: >= 9.10.2_p4
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in BIND’s named utility leading to
a Denial of Service condition.


Impact

A remote attacker may be able to cause Denial of Service condition via
specially constructed zone data.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All BIND users should upgrade to the latest version: