USN-4468-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4468-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4468-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4468-1
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Published
2020-08-21T11:29:29.685294Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:33:20.661314Z
Summary
bind9 vulnerabilities
Details

Emanuel Almeida discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain TCP payloads. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-8620)

Joseph Gullo discovered that Bind incorrectly handled QNAME minimization when used in certain configurations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-8621)

Dave Feldman, Jeff Warren, and Joel Cunningham discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain truncated responses to a TSIG-signed request. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-8622)

Lyu Chiy discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain queries. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-8623)

Joop Boonen discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain subdomain update-policy rules. A remote attacker granted privileges to change certain parts of a zone could use this issue to change other contents of the zone, contrary to expectations. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-8624)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / bind9

Package

Name
bind9
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17

Affected versions

1:9.*

1:9.9.5.dfsg-11ubuntu1
1:9.9.5.dfsg-12
1:9.9.5.dfsg-12.1
1:9.9.5.dfsg-12.1ubuntu1
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P2-4
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P2-5
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-3
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-4
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-5
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.1
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.2
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.3
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.4
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.5
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.8
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.9
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.10
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.11
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.12
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.14
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.15
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.16

Ecosystem specific 

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            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
        {
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            "binary_name": "host",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbind-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbind-export-dev",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbind9-140",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbind9-140-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdns-export162",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdns-export162-dbgsym",
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            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
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            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdns162-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libirs-export141",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
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        },
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            "binary_name": "libirs141-dbgsym",
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        },
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        },
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisc-export160-udeb",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisc-export160-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisc160",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisc160-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisccc-export140",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisccc-export140-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisccc-export140-udeb",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisccc-export140-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisccc140",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
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            "binary_name": "libisccc140-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisccfg-export140",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisccfg-export140-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisccfg-export140-udeb",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisccfg-export140-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisccfg140",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libisccfg140-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblwres141",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblwres141-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "lwresd",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
        },
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            "binary_name": "lwresd-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17"
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}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / bind9

Package

Name
bind9
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13

Affected versions

1:9.*

1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.6ubuntu1
1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu2
1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu3
1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu4
1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu5
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.5
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.7
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.8
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.9
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.10
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.11
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.12

Ecosystem specific 

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            "binary_name": "bind9",
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9-doc",
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9-host",
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9-host-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9utils",
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9utils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
        },
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            "binary_name": "dnsutils",
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
        },
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            "binary_name": "dnsutils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
        },
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            "binary_name": "libbind-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbind-export-dev",
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        },
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        },
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            "binary_name": "libdns-export1100",
            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
        },
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            "binary_name": "libdns-export1100-dbgsym",
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            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
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            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
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            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
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            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
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            "binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13"
        },
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        },
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        },
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}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / bind9

Package

Name
bind9
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.3

Affected versions

1:9.*

1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu2
1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu3
1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu4
1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu5
1:9.11.14+dfsg-1ubuntu1
1:9.11.14+dfsg-3ubuntu1
1:9.16.0-1ubuntu3
1:9.16.0-1ubuntu4
1:9.16.0-1ubuntu5
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu1
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.1
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific 

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