SB20220422127 - SUSE update for dnsmasq
Published: April 22, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB20220422127
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0934)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when handling DHCPv6 requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted DHCPv6 packets to the affected application, trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.