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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2020.0259
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2020-0259)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0259 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0259 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated bind packages fix security vulnerabilities:

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain TCP-pipelined
queries.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2019-6477).

Lior Shafir, Yehuda Afek, and Anat Bremler-Barr discovered that Bind
incorrectly limited certain fetches. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause Bind to consume resources, leading to a denial
of service, or possibly use Bind to perform a reflection attack
(CVE-2020-8616).

Tobias Klein discovered that Bind incorrectly handled checking TSIG
validity.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting
in a denial of service, or possibly perform other attacks
(CVE-2020-8617).

Affected Software/OS:
'bind' package(s) on Mageia 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-6477
Debian Security Information: DSA-4689 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4689
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XGURMGQHX45KR4QDRCSUQHODUFOGNGAN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L3DEMNZMKR57VQJCG5ZN55ZGTQRL2TFQ/
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1699 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00041.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1701 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00044.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-8616
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WOGCJS2XQ3SQNF4W6GLZ73LWZJ6ZZWZI/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JKJXVBOKZ36ER3EUCR7VRB7WGHIIMPNJ/
http://www.nxnsattack.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00031.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/4
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4365-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4365-2/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-8617
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157836/BIND-TSIG-Denial-Of-Service.html
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