QID 239267

Date Published: 2021-05-13

QID 239267: Red Hat Update for bind (RHSA-2021:1478)

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)

Affected Products:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.6 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.6 s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.6 ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.6 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.6 ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9 7 ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A) 7 s390x

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

On successful exploitation, it could allow an attacker to execute code.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest packages which contain a patch. Refer to Applying Package Updates to RHEL system for details.

    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2021:1478 to address this issue and obtain more information.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 239267

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2021:1478 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1478?language=en