CVE-2022-2795 Affecting bind-libs-lite package, versions <32:9.11.4-26.P2.el7_9.13


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-BINDLIBSLITE-3246733
  • published25 Jan 2023
  • disclosed21 Sept 2022

Introduced: 21 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-2795  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 bind-libs-lite to version 32:9.11.4-26.P2.el7_9.13 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-0402.

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.

By flooding the target resolver with queries exploiting this flaw an attacker can significantly impair the resolver's performance, effectively denying legitimate clients access to the DNS resolution service.

CVSS Scores

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