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<sect1 xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<xi:include href="noteversion.xml"/>
<sect2 id="relnotes_intro">
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>
This document summarizes changes since BIND 9.9.8:
</para>
<para>
BIND 9.9.8-P4 addresses the security issues described in
CVE-2016-1285 and CVE-2016-1286.
</para>
<para>
BIND 9.9.8-P3 addresses the security issue described in CVE-2015-8704.
It also fixes a serious regression in authoritative server selection
that was introduced in 9.9.8.
</para>
<para>
BIND 9.9.8-P2 addresses security issues described in CVE-2015-3193
(OpenSSL), CVE-2015-8000 and CVE-2015-8461.
</para>
<para>
BIND 9.9.8-P1 was incomplete and was withdrawn prior to publication.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="relnotes_download">
<title>Download</title>
<para>
The latest versions of BIND 9 software can always be found at
<ulink url="http://www.isc.org/downloads/"
>http://www.isc.org/downloads/</ulink>.
There you will find additional information about each release,
source code, and pre-compiled versions for Microsoft Windows
operating systems.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="relnotes_security">
<title>Security Fixes</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Specific APL data could trigger an INSIST. This flaw
is disclosed in CVE-2015-8704. [RT #41396]
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Named is potentially vulnerable to the OpenSSL vulnerability
described in CVE-2015-3193.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Insufficient testing when parsing a message allowed
records with an incorrect class to be be accepted,
triggering a REQUIRE failure when those records
were subsequently cached. This flaw is disclosed
in CVE-2015-8000. [RT #40987]
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Incorrect reference counting could result in an INSIST
failure if a socket error occurred while performing a
lookup. This flaw is disclosed in CVE-2015-8461. [RT#40945]
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Malformed control messages can trigger assertions in named
and rndc. This flaw is disclosed in CVE-2016-1285. [RT
#41666]
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The resolver could abort with an assertion failure due to
improper DNAME handling when parsing fetch reply
messages. This flaw is disclosed in CVE-2016-1286. [RT #41753]
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="relnotes_features">
<title>New Features</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>None</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="relnotes_changes">
<title>Feature Changes</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Updated the compiled in addresses for H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="relnotes_bugs">
<title>Bug Fixes</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Authoritative servers that were marked as bogus (e.g. blackholed
in configuration or with invalid addresses) were being queried
anyway. [RT #41321]
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="end_of_life">
<title>End of Life</title>
<para>
The BIND 9.9 (Extended Support Version) will be supported until June, 2017.
<ulink url="https://www.isc.org/downloads/software-support-policy/"
>https://www.isc.org/downloads/software-support-policy/</ulink>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="relnotes_thanks">
<title>Thank You</title>
<para>
Thank you to everyone who assisted us in making this release possible.
If you would like to contribute to ISC to assist us in continuing to
make quality open source software, please visit our donations page at
<ulink url="http://www.isc.org/donate/"
>http://www.isc.org/donate/</ulink>.
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>