Server Software Update Notification: 08-13-2009
The following emergency updates will be completed today (8/13/2009) in all data centers:
Linux MPS/VPS
- BIND
- The default system BIND implementation of the DNS protocol was updated to version 9.2.4-30.el4_8.4 to address a security
vulnerability (CVE-2009-0696), discussed here:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-0696
The local caching name server will be restarted as part of this update. For default installations, no action needed.
Note: For customers who have modified the default BIND implementation, Verio has updated
the shared binary available in /skel as well as the RPM repository, but will not modify or restart custom BIND implementations.
Those customers who have implemented their own BIND installation or configurations should update those implementations.
FreeBSD MPS/VPS v3
- BIND
- The default system BIND implementation of the DNS protocol version 9.3.4-P1 was updated to address a
security vulnerability (CVE-2009-0696), discussed here:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-0696
The local caching name server will be restarted as part of this update. For default installations, no action needed.
Note: For customers who have modified the default BIND implementation, Verio has updated the
shared binary available in /skel, but will not modify or restart custom BIND implementations. Those customers who have implemented
their own BIND installation or configurations should update those implementations.
FreeBSD MPS/VPS v2
- BIND
- The default system BIND implementation of the DNS protocol version 9.3.4-P1 was updated to address a security vulnerability
(CVE-2009-0696), discussed here:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-0696
The local caching name server will be restarted as part of this update. No action needed.
FreeBSD MPS/VPS v1
- BIND
- The default system BIND implementation of the DNS protocol version 9.3.4-P1 was updated to address a
security vulnerability (CVE-2009-0696), discussed here:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-0696
The local caching name server will be restarted as part of this update. No action needed.
Note: This
notification could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes can be made to the information herein;
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