SB2019121131 - OpenSUSE Linux update for dnsmasq

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SB2019121131 - OpenSUSE Linux update for dnsmasq

Published: December 11, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019121131
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15107)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

A vulnerability was found in the implementation of DNSSEC in Dnsmasq up to and including 2.78. Wildcard synthesized NSEC records could be improperly interpreted to prove the non-existence of hostnames that actually exist.


2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14834)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

A vulnerability was found in dnsmasq before version 2.81, where the memory leak allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving DHCP response creation.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References