what you don't know can hurt you
Home Files News &[SERVICES_TAB]About Contact Add New

Red Hat Security Advisory 2012-1123-01

Red Hat Security Advisory 2012-1123-01
Posted Jul 31, 2012
Authored by Red Hat | Site access.redhat.com

Red Hat Security Advisory 2012-1123-01 - The Berkeley Internet Name Domain is an implementation of the Domain Name System protocols. An uninitialized data structure use flaw was found in BIND when DNSSEC validation was enabled. A remote attacker able to send a large number of queries to a DNSSEC validating BIND resolver could use this flaw to cause it to exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure. Users of bind are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct this issue. After installing the update, the BIND daemon will be restarted automatically.

tags | advisory, remote, protocol
systems | linux, redhat
advisories | CVE-2012-3817
SHA-256 | d67eb1d04442b76dec0ff69b83fdb0f30a725174eb0d94f934f1d7da947fb2e9

Red Hat Security Advisory 2012-1123-01

Change Mirror Download
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

=====================================================================
Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Important: bind security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1123-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1123.html
Issue date: 2012-07-31
CVE Names: CVE-2012-3817
=====================================================================

1. Summary:

Updated bind packages that fix one security issue are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team 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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - 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.

An uninitialized data structure use flaw was found in BIND when DNSSEC
validation was enabled. A remote attacker able to send a large number of
queries to a DNSSEC validating BIND resolver could use this flaw to cause
it to exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure. (CVE-2012-3817)

Users of bind are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
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.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

842897 - CVE-2012-3817 bind: heavy DNSSEC validation load can cause assertion failure

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/bind-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.src.rpm

i386:
bind-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm

x86_64:
bind-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/bind-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.src.rpm

i386:
bind-chroot-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm

x86_64:
bind-chroot-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/bind-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.src.rpm

i386:
bind-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm

ia64:
bind-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm

ppc:
bind-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ppc64.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ppc64.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ppc64.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ppc64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm

s390x:
bind-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.s390.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.s390.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.s390.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.s390.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
bind-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-chroot-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
bind-libs-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
caching-nameserver-9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.src.rpm

i386:
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-utils-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm

x86_64:
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.src.rpm

i386:
bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-sdb-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm

x86_64:
bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.src.rpm

x86_64:
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.src.rpm

x86_64:
bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.src.rpm

i386:
bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-utils-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm

ppc64:
bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.ppc64.rpm
bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.ppc64.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.ppc.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.ppc64.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.ppc.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.ppc64.rpm
bind-utils-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.s390x.rpm
bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.s390x.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.s390.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.s390x.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.s390.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.s390x.rpm
bind-utils-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.src.rpm

i386:
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-sdb-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm

ppc64:
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.ppc.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.ppc64.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.ppc.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.ppc64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.s390.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.s390x.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.s390.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.s390x.rpm
bind-sdb-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.src.rpm

i386:
bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-utils-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm

x86_64:
bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-libs-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/bind-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.src.rpm

i386:
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-sdb-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm

x86_64:
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
bind-devel-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-3817.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
http://www.isc.org/software/bind/advisories/cve-2012-3817

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQFQF1jgXlSAg2UNWIIRAhfLAKC7IA3Vlbw8YTJSpY/DfKn7S81tIgCgq/b2
7PGAy2HFq2b2y+ASSTx67k0=
=uM7c
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----


--
RHSA-announce mailing list
RHSA-announce@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhsa-announce
Login or Register to add favorites

File Archive:

March 2024

  • Su
  • Mo
  • Tu
  • We
  • Th
  • Fr
  • Sa
  • 1
    Mar 1st
    16 Files
  • 2
    Mar 2nd
    0 Files
  • 3
    Mar 3rd
    0 Files
  • 4
    Mar 4th
    32 Files
  • 5
    Mar 5th
    28 Files
  • 6
    Mar 6th
    42 Files
  • 7
    Mar 7th
    17 Files
  • 8
    Mar 8th
    13 Files
  • 9
    Mar 9th
    0 Files
  • 10
    Mar 10th
    0 Files
  • 11
    Mar 11th
    15 Files
  • 12
    Mar 12th
    19 Files
  • 13
    Mar 13th
    21 Files
  • 14
    Mar 14th
    38 Files
  • 15
    Mar 15th
    15 Files
  • 16
    Mar 16th
    0 Files
  • 17
    Mar 17th
    0 Files
  • 18
    Mar 18th
    10 Files
  • 19
    Mar 19th
    0 Files
  • 20
    Mar 20th
    0 Files
  • 21
    Mar 21st
    0 Files
  • 22
    Mar 22nd
    0 Files
  • 23
    Mar 23rd
    0 Files
  • 24
    Mar 24th
    0 Files
  • 25
    Mar 25th
    0 Files
  • 26
    Mar 26th
    0 Files
  • 27
    Mar 27th
    0 Files
  • 28
    Mar 28th
    0 Files
  • 29
    Mar 29th
    0 Files
  • 30
    Mar 30th
    0 Files
  • 31
    Mar 31st
    0 Files

Top Authors In Last 30 Days

File Tags

Systems

packet storm

© 2022 Packet Storm. All rights reserved.

Services
Security Services
Hosting By
Rokasec
close