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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2023.172.01
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2023-172-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind' package(s) announced via the SSA:2023-172-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind' package(s) announced via the SSA:2023-172-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New bind packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix
a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/bind-9.16.42-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a security issue:
Exceeding the recursive-clients quota may cause named to terminate
unexpectedly when stale-answer-client-timeout is set to 0.
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-2023-2911
Debian Security Information: DSA-5439 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5439
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SEFCEVCTYEMKTWA7V7EYPI5YQQ4JWDLI/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U3K6AJK7RRSR53HRF5GGKPA6PDUDWOD2/
CVE-2023-2911
https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2023-2911
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/06/21/6
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