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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: USN-4976-2 Moderate: Dnsmasq Cache Poisoning Risk

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Calendar Grey September 7, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A security flaw in Dnsmasq on Ubuntu 16.04 ESM puts machines at risk of cache poisoning threats. Apply the update promptly to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
Dnsmasq could be exposed to cache poisoning.

Summary

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security advisory system update cache poisoning ubuntu network attack dnsmasq severity: moderate

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: dnsmasq 2.79-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1 dnsmasq-base 2.79-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1 dnsmasq-utils 2.79-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4976-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4976-1

CVE-2021-3448

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September 07, 2022

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security advisory system update cache poisoning ubuntu network attack dnsmasq severity: moderate

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