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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201409-03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: dhcpcd: Denial of service
Date: September 03, 2014
Bugs: #518596
ID: 201409-03
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in dhcpcd can lead to a Denial of Service condition.
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 < 6.4.3 >= 6.4.3
Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered in dhcpcd. A malicious dhcp server
can set flags as part of the dhcp reply that can cause a Denial of
Service condition.
Impact
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A remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service condition.
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-6.4.3”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-6060
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6060
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-201409-03.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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