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Ubuntu 23.10: USN-6657-1 Critical Dnsmasq Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey February 26, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Protect your Ubuntu system from vulnerabilities by implementing essential Dnsmasq security protocols. Follow these urgent update steps for enhanced safety
Several security issues were fixed in Dnsmasq.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Dnsmasq. Software Description: - dnsmasq: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server Details: Elias Heftrig, Haya Schulmann, Niklas Vogel, and Michael Waidner discovered that Dnsmasq icorrectly handled validating DNSSEC messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-50387) It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled preparing an NSEC3 closest encloser proof. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-50868) It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly set the maximum EDNS.0 UDP packet size as required by DNS Flag Day 2020. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-28450)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: dnsmasq-base 2.90-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: dnsmasq-base 2.90-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: dnsmasq-base 2.90-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6657-1

CVE-2023-28450, CVE-2023-50387, CVE-2023-50868

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6657-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.90-0ubuntu0.23.10.1

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