Ubuntu 2593-1: Dnsmasq vulnerability
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: dnsmasq-base 2.72-3ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 14.10: dnsmasq-base 2.71-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: dnsmasq-base 2.68-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: dnsmasq 2.59-4ubuntu0.2 dnsmasq-base 2.59-4ubuntu0.2 dnsmasq-utils 2.59-4ubuntu0.2 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2593-1
CVE-2015-3294
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.72-3ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.71-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.68-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.59-4ubuntu0.2