caching-nameserver bug fix update

Advisory:	RHBA-2009:0448-1
Type:	Bug Fix Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2009-04-27
Last updated on:	2009-04-27
Affected Products:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)
OVAL:	N/A

Details

An updated caching-nameserver package that fixes a bug is now available.

The caching-nameserver package provides configuration files that make BIND,
the DNS nameserver, act as a caching nameserver.

This update addresses the following issue:

* the IPv4 address of L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (one of the DNS root servers)
changed. It was 198.32.64.12. It is now 199.7.83.42 This update includes
an edited named.ca file that reflects this change.

caching-nameserver users should upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
caching-nameserver-7.3-4_EL3.src.rpm	`8f78a550c7e0a17d019de14927d28a53`

IA-32:
caching-nameserver-7.3-4_EL3.noarch.rpm	`d97b53bf5b0a9017ca199a5e71f0cfc8`

IA-64:
caching-nameserver-7.3-4_EL3.noarch.rpm	`d97b53bf5b0a9017ca199a5e71f0cfc8`

PPC:
caching-nameserver-7.3-4_EL3.noarch.rpm	`d97b53bf5b0a9017ca199a5e71f0cfc8`

s390:
caching-nameserver-7.3-4_EL3.noarch.rpm	`d97b53bf5b0a9017ca199a5e71f0cfc8`

s390x:
caching-nameserver-7.3-4_EL3.noarch.rpm	`d97b53bf5b0a9017ca199a5e71f0cfc8`

x86_64:
caching-nameserver-7.3-4_EL3.noarch.rpm	`d97b53bf5b0a9017ca199a5e71f0cfc8`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)

SRPMS:
caching-nameserver-7.3-4_EL3.src.rpm	`8f78a550c7e0a17d019de14927d28a53`

IA-32:
caching-nameserver-7.3-4_EL3.noarch.rpm	`d97b53bf5b0a9017ca199a5e71f0cfc8`

IA-64:
caching-nameserver-7.3-4_EL3.noarch.rpm	`d97b53bf5b0a9017ca199a5e71f0cfc8`

x86_64:
caching-nameserver-7.3-4_EL3.noarch.rpm	`d97b53bf5b0a9017ca199a5e71f0cfc8`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

448707 - New L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET IP address

References

http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#none

Keywords

l.root-servers.net

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