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SUSE Linux 11-SP4: 2016:3199-1 Important: Dnsmasq Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey December 20, 2016
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Critical dnsmasq security vulnerability addressed in SUSE. Ensure you implement the update promptly to secure your system.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for dnsmasq fixes the following issues: - CVE-2015-8899: Denial of service between local and remote dns entries (bsc#983273) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-dnsmasq-12899=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-dnsmasq-12899=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): dnsmasq-2.71-0.16.3 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.71-0.16.3 dnsmasq-debugsource-2.71-0.16.3

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Topics Covered

security advisory update DoS vulnerability important SUSE dnsmasq

References

#983273

Cross- CVE-2015-8899

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8899.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/983273

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:3199-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

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