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Fedora 24: 2016-821f013cb1 Critical DoS: DHCP Security Issue

New upstream release. Contains security fix for CVE-2016-2774.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2016-821f013cb1 2016-05-07 11:36:53.838942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : dhcp Product : Fedora 24 Version : 4.3.4 Release : 1.fc24 URL : Summary : Dynamic host configuration protocol software Description : DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: New upstream release. Contains security fix for CVE-2016-2774. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #1315259 - CVE-2016-2774 dhcp: unclosed TCP connections to OMAPI or failover ports can cause DoS https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1315259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update dhcp' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/package-announce.lists.fedoraproject.org/ . Recent Fedora 24 DHCP upgrade resolves vulnerability CVE-2016-2774, mitigating potential Denial of Service threats associated with TCP sessions.. Fedora DHCP Update, Security Patch, CVE-2016-2774 Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 07, 2016 •Critical Fedora