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CVE-2012-1667 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2012-1667: ISC BIND 9.x before 9.7.6-P1, 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P1, 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P1, and 9.4-ESV and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P1 does not properly handle resource records with a zero-length RDATA section, which allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or data corruption) or obtai

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2012-1667 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • bind9→ fixed in1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • bind9→ fixed in1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • bind9→ fixed in1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
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