Summary
USN-6909-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Bind. This update provides
the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Toshifumi Sakaguchi discovered that Bind incorrectly handled having a very
large number of RRs existing at the same time. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause Bind to consume resources, leading to a
denial of service. (CVE-2024-1737)
It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled a large number of SIG(0)
signed requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Bind to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-1975)
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | bind9 | 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19+esm9 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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High 7.5
BIND's database will be slow if a very large number of RRs exist at the same name
Resolver caches and authoritative zone databases that hold significant numbers of RRs for the same hostname (of any RTYPE) can suffer from degraded performance as content is being added or updated, and also when handling client queries for this name. This iss…
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High 7.5
SIG(0) can be used to exhaust CPU resources
If a server hosts a zone containing a "KEY" Resource Record, or a resolver DNSSEC-validates a "KEY" Resource Record from a DNSSEC-signed domain in cache, a client can exhaust resolver CPU resources by sending a stream of SIG(0) signed requests. This issue aff…