Reachable Assertion Affecting bind-libs-lite package, versions <32:9.9.4-73.el7_6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-BINDLIBSLITE-2531910
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed30 Oct 2019

Introduced: 30 Oct 2019

CVE-2018-5742  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 bind-libs-lite to version 32:9.9.4-73.el7_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-0194.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind-libs-lite package and not the bind-libs-lite package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

While backporting a feature for a newer branch of BIND9, RedHat introduced a path leading to an assertion failure in buffer.c:420. Affects RedHat versions bind-9.9.4-65.el7 -> bind-9.9.4-72.el7. No ISC releases are affected. Other packages from other distributions who made the same error may also be affected.

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