A pdns-recursor security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.1, SUSE Linux Enterprise 12, and SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1.

security-announce: openSUSE-SU-2020:0698-1: moderate: Security update for pdns-recursor

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for pdns-recursor
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:0698-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1171553
Cross-References: CVE-2020-10030 CVE-2020-10995 CVE-2020-12244

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.1
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1
SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
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An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

This update for pdns-recursor fixes the following issues:

- update to 4.1.16
* fixes an issue where records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN
response lacking an SOA were not properly validated (CVE-2020-12244,
boo#1171553)
* fixes an issue where invalid hostname on the server can result in
disclosure of invalid memory (CVE-2020-10030, boo#1171553)
* fixes an issue in the DNS protocol has been found that allows
malicious parties to use recursive DNS services to attack third party
authoritative name servers (CVE-2020-10995, boo#1171553)

For details see
  https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/changelog/4.1.html#change-4.1.16

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-698=1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-698=1

- SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-698=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (x86_64):

pdns-recursor-4.1.12-lp151.3.3.1
pdns-recursor-debuginfo-4.1.12-lp151.3.3.1
pdns-recursor-debugsource-4.1.12-lp151.3.3.1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

pdns-recursor-4.1.12-bp151.4.3.1
pdns-recursor-debuginfo-4.1.12-bp151.4.3.1
pdns-recursor-debugsource-4.1.12-bp151.4.3.1

- SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

pdns-recursor-4.1.16-19.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10030.html
  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10995.html
  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12244.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1171553