Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : bind (ELSA-2011-0926)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 68303

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2011:0926 :

Updated bind and bind97 packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) is an implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named); a resolver library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating correctly.

A flaw was discovered in the way BIND handled certain DNS requests. A remote attacker could use this flaw to send a specially crafted DNS request packet to BIND, causing it to exit unexpectedly due to a failed assertion. (CVE-2011-2464)

Users of bind97 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and bind on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this issue. After installing the update, the BIND daemon (named) will be restarted automatically.

Solution

Update the affected bind packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 68303

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-0926.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind97-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind97, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-utils, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind97-utils, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind97-chroot, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind97-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-sdb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bind-chroot, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2464

BID: 48566

RHSA: 2011:0926

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