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TI-2018-04149 Aliases CVE-2018-5742GHSA-r4vj-82q4-crg5

An oversight while backporting a feature leads to an assertion failure in buffer.c:420

Priority LOW 36CWE-617Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-617.

Summary

While backporting a feature for a newer branch of BIND9, RedHat introduced a path leading to an assertion failure in buffer.c:420. Affects RedHat versions bind-9.9.4-65.el7 -> bind-9.9.4-72.el7. No ISC releases are affected. Other packages from other distributions who made the same error may also be affected.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01575 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatBIND9RedHat BIND9 bind-9.9.4-65.el7 -> bind-9.9.4-72.el7—No fix listedCNA
  • BIND9 VendorRed Hat Affected RedHat BIND9 bind-9.9.4-65.el7 -> bind-9.9.4-72.el7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.9.4-65 – 9.9.4-72VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0Running onRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.9.4-65 – 9.9.4-72 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2019:0194 Released 2019-01-29 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    bind security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) bind-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-libs-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-libs-lite-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) bind-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-chroot-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-devel-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) bind-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-libs-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-libs-lite-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) bind-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-chroot-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-devel-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) bind-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-chroot-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-libs-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) bind-devel-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-devel-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6.ppc, bind-lite-devel-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) bind-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-chroot-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-libs-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) bind-devel-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-lite-devel-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-pkcs11-devel-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) bind-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-chroot-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-libs-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) bind-devel-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-lite-devel-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6, bind-pkcs11-32:9.9.4-73.el7_6 +5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:0194
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:0194
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:0194
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:0194
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:0194
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:0194
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:0194
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:0194
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:0194
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:0194
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5742
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4vj-82q4-crg5

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-15875 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-15874 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2019-03949 Out-of-bounds write in ESXi and Horizon DaaS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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