Description
Designate 2015.1.0 through 1.0.0.0b1 as packaged in OpenStack Kilo does not enforce RecordSets per domain, and Records per RecordSet quotas when processing an internal zone file transfer, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted resource record set.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | designate | 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | designate | 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | designate | 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | designate | 2015.1.0b2 | — | GHSA-m6h2-634h-jcpj |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245241
- [oss-security] 20150729 Re: Re: CVE Request - OpenStack Designate mDNS DoS through incorrect handling of large RecordSets mailing-list
- https://launchpadlibrarian.net/211525251/bug-1471161-quotas-master.patch
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/designate/+bug/1471161
- [Openstack] 20150728 [Security][LP# 1471161] Designate mDNS DoS through incorrect handling of large RecordSets mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20150728 Re: CVE Request - OpenStack Designate mDNS DoS through incorrect handling of large RecordSets mailing-list