[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201512-01 ] Dnsmasq: Denial of Service

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201512-01

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https://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: Dnsmasq: Denial of Service

Date: December 17, 2015

Bugs: #547966

ID: 201512-01

 

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Synopsis

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A vulnerability in Dnsmasq can lead to a Denial of Service condition.

 

Background

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Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP

server.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 net-dns/dnsmasq < 2.72-r2 >= 2.72-r2

 

Description

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An out-of-bounds read vulnerability has been found in the tcp_request

function in Dnsmasq.

 

Impact

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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted DNS request, possibly

resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All Dnsmasq users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/dnsmasq-2.72-r2"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-3294

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3294

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-01

 

Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5