Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2015.0189
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2015-0189)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'pdns, pdns-recursor' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0189 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'pdns, pdns-recursor' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0189 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Updated pdns and pdns-recursor packages fix security vulnerability: A bug was discovered in the label decompression code in PowerDNS and PowerDNS Recursor, making it possible for names to refer to themselves, thus causing a loop during decompression. On some platforms, this bug can be abused to cause crashes. On all platforms, this bug can be abused to cause service-affecting CPU spikes (CVE-2015-1868). The pdns package has been updated to version 3.3.2 and the pdns-recursor package has been updated to version 3.6.3 to fix this issue and other bugs. Affected Software/OS: 'pdns, pdns-recursor' package(s) on Mageia 4. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1868 BugTraq ID: 74306 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74306 Debian Security Information: DSA-3306 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3306 Debian Security Information: DSA-3307 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3307 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156743.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156725.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156655.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156680.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156667.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156648.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032220
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