CVE-2017-3138
Description
named contains a feature which allows operators to issue commands to a running server by communicating with the server process over a control channel, using a utility program such as rndc. A regression introduced in a recent feature change has created a situation under which some versions of named can be caused to exit with a REQUIRE assertion failure if they are sent a null command string. Affects BIND 9.9.9->9.9.9-P7, 9.9.10b1->9.9.10rc2, 9.10.4->9.10.4-P7, 9.10.5b1->9.10.5rc2, 9.11.0->9.11.0-P4, 9.11.1b1->9.11.1rc2, 9.9.9-S1->9.9.9-S9.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.3 |
| arch | fixed | 9.11.1-1 | |
| sles | affected | |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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