CVE-2020-8622 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-8622: In BIND 9.0.0 -> 9.11.21, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, also affects 9.9.3-S1 -> 9.11.21-S1 of the BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition, An attacker on the network path for a TSIG-signed request, or operating the server receiving the TSIG-signed request, could send a truncated response to that req

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-8622 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.16.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.16.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.16.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

bind→ fixed in9.16.6-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bind
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

bind→ fixed in9.16.6-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bind
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

bind→ fixed in9.16.6-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bind
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

bind→ fixed in9.16.6-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bind
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

bind→ fixed in9.16.6-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bind
```

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