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Red Hat alert RHSA-2007:0970-01 (dhcp)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: dhcp security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2007:0970-01 Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0970.html Issue date: 2007-10-23 Updated on: 2007-10-23 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux CVE Names: CVE-2007-5365 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: An updated dhcp package that corrects a security flaw is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 3. Problem description: The dhcp package provides the ISC Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server and relay agent, dhcpd. DHCP is a protocol that allows devices to get their own network configuration information from a server. A bug was found in the way dhcpd validates certain DHCP protocol options. A malicious DHCP client could send a carefully crafted DHCP request and cause dhcpd to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2007-5365) All users of dhcp should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch that resolves this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 327781 - CVE-2007-5365 dhcpd stack-based buffer overlow 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 : SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/dhc... bc3905c228b60bbc915df1b3b15d6f12 dhcp-2.0pl5-11.src.rpm i386: 79e4f918da843b09ffa9d9ee6c09e89c dhcp-2.0pl5-11.i386.rpm ia64: c490264ff32b441938a6543185f22b43 dhcp-2.0pl5-11.ia64.rpm Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/dhc... bc3905c228b60bbc915df1b3b15d6f12 dhcp-2.0pl5-11.src.rpm ia64: c490264ff32b441938a6543185f22b43 dhcp-2.0pl5-11.ia64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/dhc... bc3905c228b60bbc915df1b3b15d6f12 dhcp-2.0pl5-11.src.rpm i386: 79e4f918da843b09ffa9d9ee6c09e89c dhcp-2.0pl5-11.i386.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5365 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#im... 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHHe+MXlSAg2UNWIIRAtmvAKCbpRONtAP6FJxjAjaMelUfq7wLTACfcX0v A0ePQKfXEgQyCpx9q4nLQ5k= =c6wu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list Enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/enterprise-watch-... (Log in to post comments)
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