Information Exposure Affecting dnsmasq package, versions <0:2.76-2.14.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
16.07% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-DNSMASQ-1708248
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed3 Oct 2017

Introduced: 3 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-14494  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 dnsmasq to version 0:2.76-2.14.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-907.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dnsmasq package and not the dnsmasq package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

dnsmasq before 2.78, when configured as a relay, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via vectors involving handling DHCPv6 forwarded requests.

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