CVE-2012-4244 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2012-4244: ISC BIND 9.x before 9.7.6-P3, 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P3, 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P3, and 9.4-ESV and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for a long resource record.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2012-4244 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.8.4.dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.8.4.dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.8.4.dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
```

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