SB2015070911 - Fedora 22 update for bind
Published: July 9, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015070911
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4620)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
name.c in named in ISC BIND 9.7.x through 9.9.x before 9.9.7-P1 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P2, when configured as a recursive resolver with DNSSEC validation, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) by constructing crafted zone data and then making a query for a name in that zone.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.