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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1623-1 (dnsmasq)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to dnsmasq announced via advisory DSA 1623-1.
Insight
Insight
Dan Kaminsky discovered that properties inherent to the DNS protocol lead to practical DNS cache poisoning attacks. Among other things, successful attacks can lead to misdirected web traffic and email rerouting. This update changes Debian's dnsmasq packages to implement the recommended countermeasure: UDP query source port randomization. This change increases the size of the space from which an attacker has to guess values in a backwards-compatible fashion and makes successful attacks significantly more difficult. This update also switches the random number generator to Dan Bernstein's SURF. For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.35-1+etch4. Packages for alpha will be provided later. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.43-1. We recommend that you upgrade your dnsmasq package.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201623-1