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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1921-1] dnsmasq security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'dnsmasq' package(s) announced via the DSA-1921-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

Samuel R Lovejoy discovered a security vulnerability in dnsmasq. Carefully crafted packets by DNS servers might result in out of bounds read operations, potentially leading to a crash and denial of service.

Affected Software

Affected Software

'dnsmasq' package(s) on Debian Linux.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 2.72-3+deb8u5. We recommend that you upgrade your dnsmasq packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)