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High USN-6723-1 2 CVEs

bind9 vulnerabilities

Published Apr 9, 2024 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Summary

Elias Heftrig, Haya Schulmann, Niklas Vogel, and Michael Waidner discovered
that Bind icorrectly handled validating DNSSEC messages. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to consume resources, leading
to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-50387)

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled preparing an NSEC3 closest
encloser proof. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Bind to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-50868)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm12
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS bind9 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19+esm8
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS bind9 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.19+esm3

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50387
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50868