CVE-2016-7069 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-7069: An issue has been found in dnsdist before 1.2.0 in the way EDNS0 OPT records are handled when parsing responses from a backend. When dnsdist is configured to add EDNS Client Subnet to a query, the response may contain an EDNS0 OPT record that has to be removed before forwarding the response to the i

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-7069 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

dnsdist→ fixed in1.2.0-1urgency: low

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

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

dnsdist→ fixed in1.2.0-1urgency: low

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

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

dnsdist→ fixed in1.2.0-1urgency: low

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

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