Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6723-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 6723-1 - Elias Heftrig, Haya Schulmann, Niklas Vogel, and Michael Waidner discovered that Bind incorrectly handled validating DNSSEC messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled preparing an NSEC3 closest encloser proof. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.

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