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[USN-3009-1] Dnsmasq vulnerability

Posted on 20 June 2016
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3009-1
June 20, 2016

dnsmasq vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 15.10

Summary:

Dnsmasq could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- dnsmasq: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server

Details:

Edwin T=C3=B6r=C3=B6k discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled certain=
CNAME
responses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to
crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
dnsmasq 2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
dnsmasq-base 2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
dnsmasq-utils 2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 15.10:
dnsmasq 2.75-1ubuntu0.15.10.1
dnsmasq-base 2.75-1ubuntu0.15.10.1
dnsmasq-utils 2.75-1ubuntu0.15.10.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3009-1
CVE-2015-8899

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.75-1ubuntu0.15.10.1



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