Information Exposure Affecting dnsmasq package, versions <2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.3
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- published3 Oct 2017
- disclosed3 Oct 2017
Introduced: 3 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-14494 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 dnsmasq to version 2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dnsmasq package and not the dnsmasq package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-14494
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/973527
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14494
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3989
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14494
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42944/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-27
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3199382
- https://security.googleblog.com/2017/10/behind-masq-yet-more-dns-and-dhcp.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11664.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11665.html
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_59_Dnsmasq
- http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG
- http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=commit;h=33e3f1029c9ec6c63e430ff51063a6301d4b2262
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-005.txt
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00006.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2836
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2837
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101085
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039474
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3430-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3430-2
- http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=33e3f1029c9ec6c63e430ff51063a6301d4b2262
- https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11664.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11665.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42944