RHBA-2013:0475 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated bind packages that multiples bugs are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS (Domain
Name System) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named), which resolves host
names to IP addresses; a resolver library (routines for applications to use when
interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating
properly.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Previously, initscript sometimes reported a spurious error message

"initscript: silence spurious "named.pid: No such file or directory" due to a
race condition when the DNS server (named) was stopped. This spurious error
message has been suppressed and is no longer reported in this scenario.
(BZ#827282)

• Due to a race condition in the rbtdb.c source file, the named daemon could

terminate unexpectedly with the INSIST error code. This bug has been fixed in
the code and the named daemon no longer crashes in the described scenario.
(BZ#837165)

• Previously, BIND rejected "forward" and "forwarders" statements in static-stub

zones. Consequently, it was impossible to forward certain queries to specified
servers. With this update, BIND accepts those options for static-stub zones
properly, thus fixing this bug. (BZ#853806)

All users of bind are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
these bugs.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 837165 - BIND crashes with assertion failure

CVEs

(none)

References

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