Release Notes for BIND Version 9.9.9-P8

Introduction

   This document summarizes changes since BIND 9.9.9:

   BIND 9.9.9-P8 addresses the security issues described in CVE-2017-3136,
   CVE-2017-3137, and CVE-2017-3138, and updates the built-in trusted keys
   for the root zone.

   BIND 9.9.9-P7 was withdrawn prior to publication.

   BIND 9.9.9-P6 addresses the security issue described in CVE-2017-3135,
   and fixes a regression introduced in a prior security release.

   BIND 9.9.9-P5 addresses the security issues described in CVE-2016-9131,
   CVE-2016-9147, CVE-2016-9444 and CVE-2016-9778.

   BIND 9.9.9-P4 addresses the security issue described in CVE-2016-8864.

   BIND 9.9.9-P3 addresses the security issue described in CVE-2016-2776.

   BIND 9.9.9-P2 addresses the security issue described in CVE-2016-2775.

   BIND 9.9.9-P1 addresses Windows installation issues and a race
   condition in the rbt/rbtdb implementation resulting in named exiting
   due to assertion failures being detected.

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.

New DNSSEC Root Key

   ICANN is in the process of introducing a new Key Signing Key (KSK) for
   the global root zone. BIND has multiple methods for managing DNSSEC
   trust anchors, with somewhat different behaviors. If the root key is
   configured using the managed-keys statement, or if the pre-configured
   root key is enabled by using dnssec-validation auto, then BIND can keep
   keys up to date automatically. Servers configured in this way will roll
   seamlessly to the new key when it is published in the root zone.
   However, keys configured using the trusted-keys statement are not
   automatically maintained. If your server is performing DNSSEC
   validation and is configured using trusted-keys, you are advised to
   change your configuration before the root zone begins signing with the
   new KSK. This is currently scheduled for October 11, 2017.

   This release includes an updated version of the bind.keys file
   containing the new root key. This file can also be downloaded from
   https://www.isc.org/bind-keys .

Security Fixes

     * rndc "" could trigger an assertion failure in named. This flaw is
       disclosed in (CVE-2017-3138). [RT #44924]
     * Some chaining (i.e., type CNAME or DNAME) responses to upstream
       queries could trigger assertion failures. This flaw is disclosed in
       CVE-2017-3137. [RT #44734]
     * dns64 with break-dnssec yes; can result in an assertion failure.
       This flaw is disclosed in CVE-2017-3136. [RT #44653]
     * If a server is configured with a response policy zone (RPZ) that
       rewrites an answer with local data, and is also configured for
       DNS64 address mapping, a NULL pointer can be read triggering a
       server crash. This flaw is disclosed in CVE-2017-3135. [RT #44434]
     * named could mishandle authority sections with missing RRSIGs,
       triggering an assertion failure. This flaw is disclosed in
       CVE-2016-9444. [RT #43632]
     * named mishandled some responses where covering RRSIG records were
       returned without the requested data, resulting in an assertion
       failure. This flaw is disclosed in CVE-2016-9147. [RT #43548]
     * named incorrectly tried to cache TKEY records which could trigger
       an assertion failure when there was a class mismatch. This flaw is
       disclosed in CVE-2016-9131. [RT #43522]
     * It was possible to trigger assertions when processing responses
       containing answers of type DNAME. This flaw is disclosed in
       CVE-2016-8864. [RT #43465]
     * It was possible to trigger an assertion when rendering a message
       using a specially crafted request. This flaw is disclosed in
       CVE-2016-2776. [RT #43139]
     * Calling getrrsetbyname() with a non- absolute name could trigger an
       infinite recursion bug in lwresd or named with lwres configured if,
       when combined with a search list entry from resolv.conf, the
       resulting name is too long. This flaw is disclosed in
       CVE-2016-2775. [RT #42694]

Feature Changes

     * None.

Porting Changes

     * None.

Bug Fixes

     * A synthesized CNAME record appearing in a response before the
       associated DNAME could be cached, when it should not have been.
       This was a regression introduced while addressing CVE-2016-8864.
       [RT #44318]
     * Windows installs were failing due to triggering UAC without the
       installation binary being signed.
     * A race condition in rbt/rbtdb was leading to INSISTs being
       triggered.

End of Life

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

Thank You

   Thank you to everyone who assisted us in making this release possible.
   If you would like to contribute to ISC to assist us in continuing to
   make quality open source software, please visit our donations page at
   http://www.isc.org/donate/.