ELA-230-1 bind9 security update

Fix for denial of service due to bad checks

2020-05-30
Packagebind9
Version1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u24
Related CVEs CVE-2020-8616 CVE-2020-8617


Several vulnerabilities were discovered in BIND, a DNS server implementation.

CVE-2020-8616

It was discovered that BIND does not sufficiently limit the number
of fetches performed when processing referrals. An attacker can take
advantage of this flaw to cause a denial of service (performance
degradation) or use the recursing server in a reflection attack with
a high amplification factor.

CVE-2020-8617

It was discovered that a logic error in the code which checks TSIG
validity can be used to trigger an assertion failure, resulting in
denial of service.


For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u24.

We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.