Out-of-Bounds Affecting dhcpcd5 package, versions <7.1.0-2
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- published28 Apr 2019
- disclosed28 Apr 2019
Introduced: 28 Apr 2019
CVE-2019-11577 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:19.10 dhcpcd5 to version 7.1.0-2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dhcpcd5 package and not the dhcpcd5 package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:19.10 relevant fixed versions and status.
dhcpcd before 7.2.1 contains a buffer overflow in dhcp6_findna in dhcp6.c when reading NA/TA addresses.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-11577
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-11577
- https://roy.marples.name/archives/dhcpcd-discuss/0002415.html
- https://roy.marples.name/git/dhcpcd.git/commit/?id=8d11b33f6c60e2db257130fa383ba76b6018bcf6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108090