Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting dhcp-server package, versions <12:4.4.2-18.b1.el9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.66% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-DHCPSERVER-5658294
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed16 May 2023

Introduced: 16 May 2023

CVE-2022-2929  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 dhcp-server to version 12:4.4.2-18.b1.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:2502.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dhcp-server package and not the dhcp-server package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ISC DHCP 1.0 -> 4.4.3, ISC DHCP 4.1-ESV-R1 -> 4.1-ESV-R16-P1 a system with access to a DHCP server, sending DHCP packets crafted to include fqdn labels longer than 63 bytes, could eventually cause the server to run out of memory.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1