CVE-2024-12705 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-12705: Clients using DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) can exhaust a DNS resolver's CPU and/or memory by flooding it with crafted valid or invalid HTTP/2 traffic. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.0 through 9.18.32, 9.20.0 through 9.20.4, 9.21.0 through 9.21.3, and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.32-S1.

Affects 7 Linux releases across 7 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-12705 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.18.33-1~deb12u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.20.5-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

bind→ fixed in9.18.33-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bind
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

bind→ fixed in9.18.33-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bind
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

bind→ fixed in9.18.33-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bind
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

bind→ fixed in9.18.33-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bind
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

bind→ fixed in9.18.33-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade bind
```

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