Package        : dnsmasq
Version        : 2.62-3+deb7u4
CVE ID         : CVE-2017-14491 CVE-2017-14492 CVE-2017-14494

Felix Wilhelm, Fermin J. Serna, Gabriel Campana, Kevin Hamacher, Ron
Bowes and Gynvael Coldwind of the Google Security Team discovered
several vulnerabilities in dnsmasq, a small caching DNS proxy and
DHCP/TFTP server, which may result in denial of service, information
leak or the execution of arbitrary code.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
2.62-3+deb7u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your dnsmasq packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

-- 
Ben Hutchings - Debian developer, member of kernel, installer and LTS teams

Debian LTS: DLA-1124-1: dnsmasq security update

October 6, 2017
Felix Wilhelm, Fermin J

Summary


Severity 
Package        : dnsmasq
Version : 2.62-3+deb7u4
CVE ID : CVE-2017-14491 CVE-2017-14492 CVE-2017-14494

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