USN-8742-1: Netty vulnerability
Ubuntu issues USN-8742-1 fixing a Netty DNS cache poisoning flaw caused by improper NS record bailiwick validation.
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8742-1 addresses a vulnerability in the Netty framework in which NS records are incorrectly validated for bailiwick. An attacker could potentially exploit this to facilitate DNS cache poisoning attacks. Updated packages are available for supported Ubuntu releases.
- Netty fails to correctly validate bailiwick of NS records
- Flaw could enable DNS cache poisoning attacks
- Fixed via Ubuntu security update USN-8742-1
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- T1071.004 DNS
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From the original article
It was discovered that Netty incorrectly validates the bailiwick of NS records. An attacker could possibly use this issue to facilitate DNS cache poisoning attacks.
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