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Improper Input Validation Affecting bind-sdb-chroot package, versions <32:9.9.4-29.el7_2.6

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
76.25% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-BINDSDBCHROOT-5129902
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Jan 2017
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Introduced: 11 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-9444  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 bind-sdb-chroot to version 32:9.9.4-29.el7_2.6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1583.

NVD Description

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

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P5, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P5, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DS resource record in an answer.