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Status Delivered
Workspace AIX
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 10, 2017

Update version of ISC BIND used for AIX

IBM's present/default version of BIND for AIX is v9.4,...which is considered by vulnerability scanning tool Qualys as being EOL/Obsolete.

Indeed the latest version of BIND is v9.11. Although IBM AIX support has confirmed that they are still fully supporting BIND v9.4 with security fixes, it is concerning that the level of BIND still being used by AIX is very old and no longer truly supported by ISC - BIND developers/support.

I would suggest that IBM consider upgrading BIND for AIX to a truly supported version of the product via the maker.

https://www.isc.org/downloads/bind/

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Nov 25, 2022
    included in the December 2022 release of AIX 7.3 TL 1.
  • Guest
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    Jun 13, 2017

    Candidate for 2018 release

  • Guest
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    Apr 19, 2017

    Please note that latest bind is made available on aix toolbox.