[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2696-1: important: Security update for bind

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SUSE Security Update: Security update for bind

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:2696-1

Rating: important

References: #1007829

Cross-References: CVE-2016-8864

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS

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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

 

Description:

 

 

This update for bind fixes the following security issue:

 

- A defect in BIND's handling of responses containing a DNAME answer had

the potential to trigger assertion errors in the server remotely,

thereby facilitating a denial-of-service attack. (CVE-2016-8864,

bsc#1007829).

 

 

Patch Instructions:

 

To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12:

 

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-2016-1587=1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS:

 

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-1587=1

 

To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

 

 

Package List:

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 (noarch):

 

bind-doc-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 (x86_64):

 

bind-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-chrootenv-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-debuginfo-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-debugsource-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-libs-32bit-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-libs-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-libs-debuginfo-32bit-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-libs-debuginfo-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-utils-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-utils-debuginfo-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

 

bind-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-chrootenv-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-debuginfo-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-debugsource-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-libs-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-libs-debuginfo-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-utils-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-utils-debuginfo-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (s390x x86_64):

 

bind-libs-32bit-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

bind-libs-debuginfo-32bit-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (noarch):

 

bind-doc-9.9.9P1-28.23.1

 

 

References:

 

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8864.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1007829

 

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