CVE-2006-4096 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2006-4096: BIND before 9.2.6-P1 and 9.3.x before 9.3.2-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a flood of recursive queries, which cause an INSIST failure when the response is received after the recursion queue is empty.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2006-4096 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.3.2-P1-1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.3.2-P1-1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.3.2-P1-1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9

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