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Debian 8: DLA-2003-1 Moderate: isc-dhcp Denial of Service Issue

debian lts
Calendar Grey November 24, 2019
Dist Debian Esm H88
A major vulnerability in isc-dhcp could allow denial of service on Debian 8 Jessie systems. Immediate patching is crucial to reduce risk.
An issue has been found in isc-dhcp, a server for automatic IP address assignment
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Summary

The number of simultaneous open TCP connections to OMAPI port of the
server has to be limited to 200 in order to avoid a denial of service.


For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
4.3.1-6+deb8u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your isc-dhcp 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



Package: isc-dhcp
Version: 4.3.1-6+deb8u4
CVE ID: CVE-2016-2774

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