CVE-2016-8864 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-8864: named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P4, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P4, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNAME record in the answer section of a response to a recursive query, related to db.c and resolver.c.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-8864 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-11urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-11urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-11urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
```

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