SB2017041801 - SUSE Linux update for bind
Published: April 18, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017041801
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) Assertion failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3137)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing query response containing CNAME or DNAME resource records in an unusual order in BIND. A remote attacker can trigger assertion failure and crash BIND application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.