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High ELSA-2025-1676 1 CVE

Important: bind9.16 security update (Oracle Linux 8)

Published Feb 20, 2025 · Updated Feb 20, 2025

Summary

[32:9.16.23-0.22.2]
- Fix application of patch for CVE-2024-11187
- Resolves: RHEL-77103

[32:9.16.23-0.22.1]
- Limit additional section records CPU processing (CVE-2024-11187)
- Fix test backport changes

Fixed packages 9

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 8 bind9.16 32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.2
Oracle Linux · 8 bind9.16-chroot 32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.2
Oracle Linux · 8 bind9.16-devel 32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.2
Oracle Linux · 8 bind9.16-dnssec-utils 32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.2
Oracle Linux · 8 bind9.16-doc 32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.2
Oracle Linux · 8 bind9.16-libs 32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.2
Oracle Linux · 8 bind9.16-license 32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.2
Oracle Linux · 8 bind9.16-utils 32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.2
Oracle Linux · 8 python3-bind9.16 32:9.16.23-0.22.el8_10.2

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2024-11187 EPSS 16%

    Many records in the additional section cause CPU exhaustion

    It is possible to construct a zone such that some queries to it will generate responses containing numerous records in the Additional section. An attacker sending many such queries can cause either the authoritative server itself or an independent resolver to…