(RHSA-2023:2792) Moderate: bind9.16 security and bug fix update

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: processing large delegations may severely degrade resolver performance (CVE-2022-2795)

• bind: flooding with UPDATE requests may lead to DoS (CVE-2022-3094)

• bind: sending specific queries to the resolver may cause a DoS (CVE-2022-3736)

• bind: sending specific queries to the resolver may cause a DoS (CVE-2022-3924)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Release Notes linked from the References section.