Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6998-1 –

– Ubuntu Security Notice 6998-1 – It was discovered that Unbound incorrectly handled string comparisons, which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that Unbound incorrectly handled memory in cfg_mark_ports, which could lead to a heap buffer overflow. A local attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. – Read More  – Packet Storm