USN-6183-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6183-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6183-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6183-1
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Published
2023-06-21T17:11:48.126689Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:28Z
Summary
bind9 vulnerabilities
Details

Shoham Danino, Anat Bremler-Barr, Yehuda Afek, and Yuval Shavitt discovered that Bind incorrectly handled the cache size limit. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume memory, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-2828)

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled the recursive-clients quota. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.10, and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-2911)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / bind9

Package

Name
bind9
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.15?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.15

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
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.3
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.4
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.6
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.7
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.8
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.9
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.10
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.11
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.12
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.14

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9",
            "binary_version": "1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9-dnsutils",
            "binary_version": "1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9-host",
            "binary_version": "1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9-libs",
            "binary_version": "1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9-utils",
            "binary_version": "1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9utils",
            "binary_version": "1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.15"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dnsutils",
            "binary_version": "1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.15"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-2828"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-2911"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / bind9

Package

Name
bind9
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.2

Affected versions

1:9.*

1:9.16.15-1ubuntu1
1:9.16.15-1ubuntu2
1:9.16.15-1ubuntu3
1:9.18.0-2ubuntu1
1:9.18.0-2ubuntu2
1:9.18.0-2ubuntu3
1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1
1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.1
1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2
1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.3
1:9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9",
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9-dnsutils",
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9-host",
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9-libs",
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9-utils",
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bind9utils",
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dnsutils",
            "binary_version": "1:9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-2828"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-2911"
        }
    ]
}