Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2024.205.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2024-205-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-205-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-205-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New bind packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/bind-9.18.28-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. Please note that we have moved to the 9.18 branch, as 9.16 is EOL. This update fixes security issues: Remove SIG(0) support from named as a countermeasure for CVE-2024-1975. qctx-zversion was not being cleared when it should have been leading to an assertion failure if it needed to be reused. An excessively large number of rrtypes per owner can slow down database query processing, so a limit has been placed on the number of rrtypes that can be stored per owner (node) in a cache or zone database. This is configured with the new 'max-rrtypes-per-name' option, and defaults to 100. Excessively large rdatasets can slow down database query processing, so a limit has been placed on the number of records that can be stored per rdataset in a cache or zone database. This is configured with the new 'max-records-per-type' option, and defaults to 100. Malicious DNS client that sends many queries over TCP but never reads responses can cause server to respond slowly or not respond at all for other clients. For more information, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'bind' package(s) on Slackware 15.0, Slackware current. 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-2024-0760 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-1737 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-1975 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-4076
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