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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3442-1 (isc-dhcp - security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.7

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

8 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

It was discovered that a maliciously crafted packet can crash any of the isc-dhcp applications. This includes the DHCP client, relay, and server application. Only IPv4 setups are affected.

Affected Software

Affected Software

isc-dhcp on Debian Linux

Detection Method

Detection Method

This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.

Solution

Solution

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 4.2.2.dfsg.1-5+deb70u8. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 4.3.1-6+deb8u2. For the testing (stretch) and unstable (sid) distributions, this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your isc-dhcp packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)