BIND 9.9.7-P3 is now available.

[Michael McNally]

Introduction

   This document summarizes changes since BIND 9.9.7.

   BIND 9.9.7-P2 addresses security issues described in CVE-2015-5722 and
   CVE-2015-5986.

   BIND 9.9.7-P2 addresses a security issue described in CVE-2015-5477.

   BIND 9.9.7-P1 addresses a security issue described in CVE-2015-4620.

Download

   The latest versions of BIND 9 software can always be found at
   http://www.isc.org/downloads/. There you will find additional
   information about each release, source code, and pre-compiled versions
   for Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Security Fixes

     * An incorrect boundary check in the OPENPGPKEY rdatatype could
       trigger an assertion failure. This flaw is disclosed in
       CVE-2015-5986. [RT #40286]
     * A buffer accounting error could trigger an assertion failure when
       parsing certain malformed DNSSEC keys.
       This flaw was discovered by Hanno Boeck of the Fuzzing
       Project, and is disclosed in CVE-2015-5722. [RT #40212]
     * A specially crafted query could trigger an assertion failure in
       message.c.
       This flaw was discovered by Jonathan Foote, and is disclosed in
       CVE-2015-5477. [RT #39795]
     * On servers configured to perform DNSSEC validation, an assertion
       failure could be triggered on answers from a specially configured
       server.
       This flaw was discovered by Breno Silveira Soares, and is disclosed
       in CVE-2015-4620. [RT #39795]

New Features

     * None

Feature Changes

     * None

Bug Fixes

     * None

End of Life

   The BIND 9.9 (Extended Support Version) will be supported until June,
   2017. https://www.isc.org/downloads/software-support-policy/

Thank You

   Thank you to everyone who assisted us in making this release possible.
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