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authorMark Andrews <marka@isc.org>
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:54:30 +0000 (00:54 +0000)
committerMark Andrews <marka@isc.org>
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:54:30 +0000 (00:54 +0000)
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+
+  <div class="section" title="Introduction"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id36112068"></a>Introduction</h2></div></div></div>
+    
+    <p>
+                       BIND 9.6.2-P3 is a maintenance release for BIND 9.6.
+               </p>
+    <p>
+                       This document summarizes changes from BIND 9.6.2-P2 to BIND 9.6.2-P3.
+                       Please see the CHANGES file in the source code release for a
+                       complete list of all changes.
+               </p>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="section" title="Download"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id36112131"></a>Download</h2></div></div></div>
+    
+    <p>
+                       The latest release of BIND 9 software can always be found
+                       on our web site at
+      <a class="ulink" href="http://www.isc.org/software/bind" target="_top">http://www.isc.org/software/bind</a>.
+               There you will find additional information about each release,
+                       source code, and some pre-compiled versions for certain operating
+                       systems.
+               </p>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="section" title="Support"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id36112155"></a>Support</h2></div></div></div>
+    
+    <p>Product support information is available on
+      <a class="ulink" href="http://www.isc.org/services/support" target="_top">http://www.isc.org/services/support</a>
+      for paid support options.  Free support is provided by our user
+                       community via a mailing list.  Information on all public email
+                       lists is available at
+      <a class="ulink" href="https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_top">https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo</a>.
+    </p>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="section" title="New Features"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id36112103"></a>New Features</h2></div></div></div>
+    
+               <div class="section" title="9.6.2-P3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id36112200"></a>9.6.2-P3</h3></div></div></div>
+                       
+                       <p>None.</p>
+               </div>
+       </div>
+
+  <div class="section" title="Feature Changes"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id36112071"></a>Feature Changes</h2></div></div></div>
+    
+               <div class="section" title="9.6.2-P3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id36112234"></a>9.6.2-P3</h3></div></div></div>
+                       
+                       <p>None.</p>
+               </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="section" title="Security Fixes"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id36112245"></a>Security Fixes</h2></div></div></div>
+    
+               <div class="section" title="9.6.2-P3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id36112250"></a>9.6.2-P3</h3></div></div></div>
+                       
+           <div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem">
+                                       Adding a NO DATA signed negative response to cache failed to clear
+                                 any matching RRSIG records already in cache. A subsequent lookup
+                                 of the cached NO DATA entry could crash named (INSIST) when the
+                                 unexpected RRSIG was also returned with the NO DATA cache entry.
+                                 [RT #22288] [CVE-2010-3613] [VU#706148]
+                               </li><li class="listitem">
+                                       BIND, acting as a DNSSEC validator, was determining if the NS RRset
+                                 is insecure based on a value that could mean either that the RRset
+                                 is actually insecure or that there wasn't a matching key for the RRSIG
+                                 in the DNSKEY RRset when resuming from validating the DNSKEY RRset.
+                                 This can happen when in the middle of a DNSKEY algorithm rollover,
+                                 when two different algorithms were used to sign a zone but only the
+                                 new set of keys are in the zone DNSKEY RRset.
+                                       [RT #22309] [CVE-2010-3614] [VU#837744]
+                               </li></ul></div>
+               </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="section" title="Bug Fixes"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id36112276"></a>Bug Fixes</h2></div></div></div>
+    
+               <div class="section" title="9.6.2-P3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id36112281"></a>9.6.2-P3</h3></div></div></div>
+                       
+           <div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem">
+                                       Worked around a race condition in the cache database memory
+                                       handling.  Without this fix a DNS cache DB or ADB could
+                                       incorrectly stay in an over memory state, effectively refusing
+                                       further caching, which subsequently made a BIND 9 caching
+                                       server unworkable.
+                                       [RT #21818]
+                               </li><li class="listitem">
+                                       Microsoft changed the behavior of sockets between NT/XP based
+                                 stacks vs Vista/windows7 stacks. Server 2003/2008 have the older
+                                 behavior, 2008r2 has the new behavior. With the change, different
+                                 error results are possible, so ISC adapted BIND to handle the new
+                                 error results.
+                                 This resolves an issue where sockets would shut down on
+                                 Windows servers causing named to stop responding to queries.
+                                       [RT #21906]
+                               </li><li class="listitem">
+                                       Windows has non-POSIX compliant behavior in its rename() and unlink()
+                                 calls. This caused journal compaction to fail on Windows BIND servers
+                                 with the log error: "dns_journal_compact failed: failure".
+                                       [RT #22434]
+                               </li></ul></div>
+               </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="section" title="Thank You"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id36112310"></a>Thank You</h2></div></div></div>
+    
+    <p>
+      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
+      <a class="ulink" href="http://www.isc.org/supportisc" target="_top">http://www.isc.org/supportisc</a>.
+    </p>
+  </div>
+</div></body></html>
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+     __________________________________________________________________
+
+Introduction
+
+   BIND 9.6.2-P3 is a maintenance release for BIND 9.6.
+
+   This document summarizes changes from BIND 9.6.2-P2 to BIND 9.6.2-P3.
+   Please see the CHANGES file in the source code release for a complete
+   list of all changes.
+
+Download
+
+   The latest release of BIND 9 software can always be found on our web
+   site at http://www.isc.org/software/bind. There you will find
+   additional information about each release, source code, and some
+   pre-compiled versions for certain operating systems.
+
+Support
+
+   Product support information is available on
+   http://www.isc.org/services/support for paid support options. Free
+   support is provided by our user community via a mailing list.
+   Information on all public email lists is available at
+   https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo.
+
+New Features
+
+9.6.2-P3
+
+   None.
+
+Feature Changes
+
+9.6.2-P3
+
+   None.
+
+Security Fixes
+
+9.6.2-P3
+
+     * Adding a NO DATA signed negative response to cache failed to clear
+       any matching RRSIG records already in cache. A subsequent lookup of
+       the cached NO DATA entry could crash named (INSIST) when the
+       unexpected RRSIG was also returned with the NO DATA cache entry.
+       [RT #22288] [CVE-2010-3613] [VU#706148]
+     * BIND, acting as a DNSSEC validator, was determining if the NS RRset
+       is insecure based on a value that could mean either that the RRset
+       is actually insecure or that there wasn't a matching key for the
+       RRSIG in the DNSKEY RRset when resuming from validating the DNSKEY
+       RRset. This can happen when in the middle of a DNSKEY algorithm
+       rollover, when two different algorithms were used to sign a zone
+       but only the new set of keys are in the zone DNSKEY RRset. [RT
+       #22309] [CVE-2010-3614] [VU#837744]
+
+Bug Fixes
+
+9.6.2-P3
+
+     * Worked around a race condition in the cache database memory
+       handling. Without this fix a DNS cache DB or ADB could incorrectly
+       stay in an over memory state, effectively refusing further caching,
+       which subsequently made a BIND 9 caching server unworkable. [RT
+       #21818]
+     * Microsoft changed the behavior of sockets between NT/XP based
+       stacks vs Vista/windows7 stacks. Server 2003/2008 have the older
+       behavior, 2008r2 has the new behavior. With the change, different
+       error results are possible, so ISC adapted BIND to handle the new
+       error results. This resolves an issue where sockets would shut down
+       on Windows servers causing named to stop responding to queries. [RT
+       #21906]
+     * Windows has non-POSIX compliant behavior in its rename() and
+       unlink() calls. This caused journal compaction to fail on Windows
+       BIND servers with the log error: "dns_journal_compact failed:
+       failure". [RT #22434]
+
+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/supportisc.
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