SUSE update for bind



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-25219
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

python3-bind
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libns1604-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libns1604
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libisccfg1600-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libisccfg1600
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libisccc1600-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libisccc1600
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libisc1606-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libisc1606
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libirs1601-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libirs1601
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libirs-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libdns1605-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libdns1605
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libbind9-1600-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libbind9-1600
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

bind-utils-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

bind-utils
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

bind-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

bind-doc
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

bind-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

bind-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

bind-chrootenv
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

bind
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU57752

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25219

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to BIND does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing lame cache. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package bind to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications: 15-SP3

python3-bind: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libns1604-debuginfo: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libns1604: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libisccfg1600-debuginfo: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libisccfg1600: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libisccc1600-debuginfo: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libisccc1600: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libisc1606-debuginfo: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libisc1606: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libirs1601-debuginfo: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libirs1601: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libirs-devel: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libdns1605-debuginfo: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libdns1605: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libbind9-1600-debuginfo: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

libbind9-1600: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

bind-utils-debuginfo: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

bind-utils: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

bind-devel: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

bind-doc: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

bind-debugsource: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

bind-debuginfo: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

bind-chrootenv: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

bind: before 9.16.6-150300.22.13.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20220151-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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