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Slackware 14.1: SSA-2016-012-01 Critical: DHCP Denial Of Service

New dhcp packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] dhcp (SSA:2016-012-01) New dhcp packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/dhcp-4.3.3_P1-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a denial-of-service vulnerability. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8605 (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-) Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you. Updated package for Slackware 13.0: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0: Updated package for Slackware 13.1: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1: Updated package for Slackware 13.37: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37: Updated package for Slackware 14.0: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0: Updated package for Slackware 14.1: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1: Updated package for Slackware -current: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 13.0 package: 6ad5ff9f72bba1b5b957d62753e150ba dhcp-4.3.3_P1-i486-1_slack13.0.txz Slackware x86_64 13.0 package: 857f5f6a205b5b2d9cdabfddd9857738 dhcp-4.3.3_P1-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz Slackware 13.1 package: c93b501bd106a9be209bd73e1db1a381 dhcp-4.3.3_P1-i486-1_slack13.1.txz Slackware x86_64 13.1 package: f8a7205d1fc05db0b9da7e4107de3421 dhcp-4.3.3_P1-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz Slackware 13.37 package: 79e37f11acb0b8962932dd14410e9e7e dhcp-4.3.3_P1-i486-1_slack13.37.txz Slackware x86_64 13.37package: 117a0884ca170103215ff5640726086d dhcp-4.3.3_P1-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz Slackware 14.0 package: 569adae054290b008ab0bf3918d0a004 dhcp-4.3.3_P1-i486-1_slack14.0.txz Slackware x86_64 14.0 package: 83c3c653443b27c44d1c382922384205 dhcp-4.3.3_P1-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz Slackware 14.1 package: 29bb03f2785eef54db9c86646e15a965 dhcp-4.3.3_P1-i486-1_slack14.1.txz Slackware x86_64 14.1 package: 2fa938fc1aac6af5fd341602e8bbed1f dhcp-4.3.3_P1-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz Slackware -current package: f7f07429096d6a59b8c1c464126ecbc0 n/dhcp-4.3.3_P1-i586-1.txz Slackware x86_64 -current package: abe885a5389b2940cb7181c3edb59b37 n/dhcp-4.3.3_P1-x86_64-1.txz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg dhcp-4.3.3_P1-i486-1_slack14.1.txz +-----+ . Updated networking packages mitigate service disruptions in multiple Slackware versions. Perform an upgrade for improved protection.. Slackware Packages,DHCP Update,Security Issues,Network Management,Open Source Software. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 13, 2016 •Critical Slackware