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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201301-04 ] dhcpcd: Arbitrary code execution

Posted on 09 January 2013
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201301-04
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: dhcpcd: Arbitrary code execution
Date: January 09, 2013
Bugs: #362459
ID: 201301-04

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been found in dhcpcd, allowing remote attackers to
execute arbitrary code on the DHCP client.

Background
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dhcpcd is a fully featured, yet light weight RFC2131 compliant DHCP
client.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/dhcpcd < 5.2.12 >= 5.2.12

Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered in dhcpcd. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.

Impact
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The vulnerability might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on
the DHCP client.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All dhcpcd users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/dhcpcd-5.2.12"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-0996
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0996

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-04.xml

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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2013 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


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