Does CVE-2014-8680 affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Environment

  • bind version 9.10.0 to 9.10.1

Issue

  • Does CVE-2014-8680 affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
  • Is there any vulnerability with 'bind: flaws in GeoIP leading to a denial of service' in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

Resolution

Not vulnerable. CVE-2014-8680 did not affect the versions of bind or bind97 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.
For more information about this CVE, please visit CVE-2014-8680 and Bugzilla : CVE-2014-8680 bind: flaws in GeoIP leading to a denial of service.

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