==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7080-1
October 22, 2024<\/p>\n
unbound vulnerability
==========================================================================<\/p>\n
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 24.10
– Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
Unbound could be made to stop responding if it received specially crafted
DNS traffic.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
– unbound: validating, recursive, caching DNS resolver<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
Toshifumi Sakaguchi discovered that Unbound incorrectly handled name
compression for large RRsets, which could lead to excessive CPU usage.
An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service
by sending specially crafted DNS responses.<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 24.10
libunbound8 1.20.0-1ubuntu2.1
unbound 1.20.0-1ubuntu2.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
libunbound8 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.3
unbound 1.19.2-1ubuntu3.3<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
libunbound8 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.8
unbound 1.13.1-1ubuntu5.8<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libunbound8 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.9
unbound 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.9<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libunbound2 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
unbound 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.6+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libunbound2 1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
unbound 1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libunbound2 1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
unbound 1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro<\/p>\n
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.<\/p>\n
References:
https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-7080-1
CVE-2024-8508<\/p>\n
Package Information:
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/unbound\/1.20.0-1ubuntu2.1
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/unbound\/1.19.2-1ubuntu3.3
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/unbound\/1.13.1-1ubuntu5.8
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/unbound\/1.9.4-2ubuntu1.9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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