Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support update for dnsmasq

Published: 2024-03-27

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-50387 CVE-2023-50868
CWE-ID	CWE-400
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component dnsmasq (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU86377

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50387

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing DNSSEC related records. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion by forcing the DNS server to query a specially crafted DNSSEC zone and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 9.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 9.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 9.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 9.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 9.0

dnsmasq (Red Hat package): before 2.85-3.el9_0.1

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1543

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU86378