libbind buffer overflow

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> 
> I just a bit confused on how to address this new security
> vulnerability. I am running ISC BIND 8.2.3 on Solaris 2.6. According
> to the security advisory, it says I should upgrade to version BIND
> 8.3.3 to update libbind. But it also has a Sun Systems section which
> says to wait for the patch from Sun to update libresolv.so.
> 
> So my question is, do I only need to upgrade to BIND 8.3.3, or just
> update libresolv.so, or do I need to do both?

	Both.  You will also need to relink any applications you
	linked with libbind from BIND 8.x.

> 
> Regards,
> Rudebwoy
> 
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