-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: bind security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:1514-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1514.html Issue date: 2015-07-28 CVE Names: CVE-2015-5477 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated bind packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 3. Description: The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) is an implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named); a resolver library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating correctly. A flaw was found in the way BIND handled requests for TKEY DNS resource records. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named (functioning as an authoritative DNS server or a DNS resolver) exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a specially crafted DNS request packet. (CVE-2015-5477) Red Hat would like to thank ISC for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Jonathan Foote as the original reporter. All bind users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the update, the BIND daemon (named) will be restarted automatically. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1247361 - CVE-2015-5477 bind: TKEY query handling flaw leading to denial of service 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client): Source: bind-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.src.rpm i386: bind-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-libs-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-sdb-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-utils-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm x86_64: bind-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm bind-libs-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-libs-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm bind-sdb-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm bind-utils-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client): Source: bind-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.src.rpm i386: bind-chroot-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm caching-nameserver-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm x86_64: bind-chroot-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm bind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm caching-nameserver-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server): Source: bind-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.src.rpm i386: bind-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-chroot-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-libs-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-sdb-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-utils-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm caching-nameserver-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm ia64: bind-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm bind-chroot-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm bind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm bind-libs-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-libs-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm bind-sdb-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm bind-utils-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm caching-nameserver-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ia64.rpm ppc: bind-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm bind-chroot-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ppc64.rpm bind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm bind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ppc64.rpm bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ppc64.rpm bind-libs-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm bind-libs-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ppc64.rpm bind-sdb-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm bind-utils-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm caching-nameserver-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.ppc.rpm s390x: bind-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm bind-chroot-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.s390.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm bind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.s390.rpm bind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.s390.rpm bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm bind-libs-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.s390.rpm bind-libs-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm bind-sdb-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm bind-utils-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm caching-nameserver-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.s390x.rpm x86_64: bind-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm bind-chroot-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm bind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm bind-libs-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.i386.rpm bind-libs-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm bind-sdb-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm bind-utils-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm caching-nameserver-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.3.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. 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