SB2024032747 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support update for dnsmasq
Published: March 27, 2024 Updated: August 23, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0934)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when handling DHCPv6 requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted DHCPv6 packets to the affected application, trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28450)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly perform fragmentation of UDP packets. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion by sending overly large DNS UDP packets.
3) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50387)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing DNSSEC related records. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion by forcing the DNS server to query a specially crafted DNSSEC zone and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50868)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing DNSSEC related records. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion by forcing the DNS server to query a specially crafted DNSSEC zone and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.