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CVE-2021-25218 A too-strict assertion check could be triggered when responses in BIND 9.16.19 and 9.17.16 require UDP fragmentation if RRL is in use

HighCVSS 7.5 EPSS 3.7%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

In BIND 9.16.19, 9.17.16. Also, version 9.16.19-S1 of BIND Supported Preview Edition When a vulnerable version of named receives a query under the circumstances described above, the named process will terminate due to a failed assertion check. The vulnerability affects only BIND 9 releases 9.16.19, 9.17.16, and release 9.16.19-S1 of the BIND Supported Preview Edition.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
isc bind = 9.16.19 No fix listed
isc bind = 9.17.16 No fix listed
isc bind = 9.17.16-s1 No fix listed
fedoraproject fedora = 34 No fix listed
alpine/bind(Alpine:v3.11) < 9.16.20-r0 9.16.20-r0
alpine/bind(Alpine:v3.12) < 9.16.20-r0 9.16.20-r0
alpine/bind(Alpine:v3.13) < 9.16.20-r0 9.16.20-r0
alpine/bind(Alpine:v3.14) < 9.16.20-r0 9.16.20-r0
alpine/bind(Alpine:v3.15) < 9.16.20-r0 9.16.20-r0
alpine/bind(Alpine:v3.16) < 9.16.20-r0 9.16.20-r0
alpine/bind(Alpine:v3.17) < 9.16.20-r0 9.16.20-r0
alpine/bind(Alpine:v3.18) < 9.16.20-r0 9.16.20-r0
alpine/bind(Alpine:v3.19) < 9.16.20-r0 9.16.20-r0
alpine/bind(Alpine:v3.20) < 9.16.20-r0 9.16.20-r0
alpine/bind(Alpine:v3.21) < 9.16.20-r0 9.16.20-r0
alpine/bind(Alpine:v3.22) < 9.16.20-r0 9.16.20-r0
alpine/bind(Alpine:v3.23) < 9.16.20-r0 9.16.20-r0
alpine/bind(Alpine:v3.24) < 9.16.20-r0 9.16.20-r0
isc BIND9 = Stable Branch 9.16.19 No fix listed
isc BIND9 = Development Branch 9.17.16 No fix listed
isc BIND9 = Supported Preview Edition 9.16.19-S1 No fix listed

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