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openSUSE Leap 15.3: 2021:3530-1 Moderate: dnsmasq Network Issue

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Calendar Grey October 27, 2021
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A recent patch for dnsmasq addresses two security flaws and introduces enhancements for openSUSE Leap 15.3. Discover further details here.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has one errata is now available

Description

This update for dnsmasq fixes the following issues:

Update to version 2.86

- CVE-2021-3448: fixed outgoing port used when --server is used with an

interface name. (bsc#1183709)

- CVE-2020-14312: Set --local-service by default (bsc#1173646).

- Open inotify socket only when used (bsc#1180914).

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update network issue dnsmasq openSUSE

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-3530=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

dnsmasq-2.86-7.14.1

dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.86-7.14.1

dnsmasq-debugsource-2.86-7.14.1

dnsmasq-utils-2.86-7.14.1

dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.86-7.14.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14312.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3448.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1173646

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180914

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1183709

Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:3530-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.3 ble.

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