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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201406-24
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Dnsmasq: Denial of Service
Date: June 25, 2014
Bugs: #436894, #453170
ID: 201406-24
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in Dnsmasq can lead to a Denial of Service condition.
Background
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Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP
server.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-dns/dnsmasq < 2.66 >= 2.66
Description
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When used with certain libvirt configurations Dnsmasq replies to
queries from prohibited interfaces.
Impact
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A remote attackers can cause a Denial of Service via spoofed TCP based
DNS queries.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Dnsmasq users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-dns/dnsmasq-2.66”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-3411
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-3411
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-0198
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-0198
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-201406-24.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 2014 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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