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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3586-2
May 28, 2018
isc-dhcp vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in DHCP.
Software Description:
– isc-dhcp: DHCP server and client
Details:
USN-3586-1 fixed a vulnerability in DHCP. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Felix Wilhelm discovered that the DHCP client incorrectly handled
certain malformed responses. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause the DHCP client to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. In the default installation,
attackers would be isolated by the dhclient AppArmor profile.
(CVE-2018-5732)
Felix Wilhelm discovered that the DHCP server incorrectly handled
reference counting. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause the DHCP server to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-5733)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
isc-dhcp-client 4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu5.13
isc-dhcp-relay 4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu5.13
isc-dhcp-server 4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu5.13
isc-dhcp-server-ldap 4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu5.13
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3586-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3586-1
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