Description
ISC BIND 9.1.0 through 9.8.4-P2 and 9.9.0 through 9.9.2-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via malformed options data in an OPT resource record.
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 | bind9 | 1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | bind9 | 1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | bind9 | 1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-1 | — |
| Debian 7 | bind9 | 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u12 | DLA-672-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | bind +5 | 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2 | RHSA-2016:2093 |
| RHEL 5 | bind +7 | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.10 | RHSA-2016:2093 |
| RHEL 5 | bind97 +4 | 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.8 | RHSA-2016:2094 |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Mission Critical 6 | bind +5 | 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.5 | RHSA-2016:2099 |
| RHEL 6.7 EUS | bind +5 | 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.8 | RHSA-2016:2099 |
| RHEL 6.6 EUS | bind +5 | 32:9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.6 | RHSA-2016:2099 |
| RHEL 6.5 TUS | bind +5 | 32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.4 | RHSA-2016:2099 |
| RHEL 6.5 AUS | bind +5 | 32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.4 | RHSA-2016:2099 |
| RHEL 6.4 AUS | bind +5 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6_4.9 | RHSA-2016:2099 |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2016:2093 Red Hat Security Advisory: bind security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2016:2099 Red Hat Security Advisory: bind security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2016:2094 Red Hat Security Advisory: bind97 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DLA-672-1 bind9 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- RHSA-2016:2093 vendor-advisory
- 1037073 vdb-entry
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0002/
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01433/74/CVE-2016-2848
- RHSA-2016:2094 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:2099 vendor-advisory
- 93809 vdb-entry
- https://source.isc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=bind9.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4adf97c32fcca7d00e5756607fd045f2aab9c3d4
- 93814 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385450