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Posted on 03 May 2021
RedHat===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: bind security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2021:1479-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1479
Issue date: 2021-05-03
CVE Names: CVE-2021-25215
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1. Summary:
An update for bind is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4
Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update
Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAP
Solutions.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.4) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.4) - noarch, ppc64le, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.4) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.4) - ppc64le, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.4) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.4) - noarch, x86_64
3. Description:
The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) is an implementation of the Domain
Name System (DNS) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named); a resolver
library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and
tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating correctly.
Security Fix(es):
* bind: An assertion check can fail while answering queries for DNAME
records that require the DNAME to be processed to resolve itself
(CVE-2021-25215)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
After installing the update, the BIND daemon (named) will be restarted
automatically.
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1953857 - CVE-2021-25215 bind: An assertion check can fail while answering queries for DNAME records that require the DNAME to be processed to resolve itself
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.4):
Source:
bind-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.src.rpm
noarch:
bind-license-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
bind-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-chroot-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-libs-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-libs-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-pkcs11-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-pkcs11-utils-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.4):
Source:
bind-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.src.rpm
noarch:
bind-license-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.noarch.rpm
ppc64le:
bind-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
bind-chroot-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
bind-libs-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
bind-pkcs11-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
bind-pkcs11-utils-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
bind-utils-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64:
bind-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-chroot-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-libs-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-libs-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-pkcs11-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-pkcs11-utils-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.4):
Source:
bind-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.src.rpm
noarch:
bind-license-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
bind-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-chroot-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-libs-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-libs-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-pkcs11-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-pkcs11-utils-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-utils-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.4):
x86_64:
bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-chroot-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.4):
ppc64le:
bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
bind-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
bind-sdb-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
bind-sdb-chroot-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64:
bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-chroot-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.4):
x86_64:
bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.i686.rpm
bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
bind-sdb-chroot-9.9.4-51.el7_4.6.x86_64.rpm
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https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25215
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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