Debian Advisory DSA-3251-1: Critical dnsmasq Remote Vulnerability Alert
debian
May 5, 2015
Nick Sampanis discovered that dnsmasq, a small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server, did not properly check the return value of the setup_reply() function called during a TCP con...
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.62-3+deb7u2.
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.72-3+deb8u1.
For the testing distribution (stretch) and the unstable distribution
(sid), this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your dnsmasq packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: dnsmasq
CVE ID: CVE-2015-3294
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