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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : bind (MDVSA-2015:054)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81937

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Synopsis

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

Description

Updated bind packages fix security vulnerability :

Jan-Piet Mens discovered that the BIND DNS server would crash when processing an invalid DNSSEC key rollover, either due to an error on the zone operator's part, or due to interference with network traffic by an attacker. This issue affects configurations with the directives 'dnssec-lookaside auto\;' (as enabled in the Mageia default configuration) or 'dnssec-validation auto\;' (CVE-2015-1349).

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0082.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81937

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2015-054.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 3/19/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:bind, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:bind-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:bind-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:bind-sdb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:bind-utils, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/4/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1349

BID: 72673

MDVSA: 2015:054