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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201409-03
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: dhcpcd: Denial of service
     Date: September 03, 2014
     Bugs: #518596
       ID: 201409-03

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in dhcpcd can lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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dhcpcd is a fully featured, yet light weight RFC2131 compliant DHCP
client. 

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-misc/dhcpcd              < 6.4.3                    >= 6.4.3 

Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered in dhcpcd. A malicious dhcp server
can set flags as part of the dhcp reply that can cause a Denial of
Service condition.

Impact
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A remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All dhcpcd users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/dhcpcd-6.4.3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-6060
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6060

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201409-03

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/