Pardus alert 2011-78 (dhcpcd)

From:
    	       Meltem Parmaksız <meltem@pardus.org.tr> 
To:
    	       pardus-security@pardus.org.tr 
Subject:
    	       [Pardus-security] [PLSA 2011-78] dhcpcd: Execute Arbitrary Commands 
Date:
    	       Thu, 26 May 2011 14:59:58 +0300
Message-ID:
    	       <201105261459.59021.meltem@pardus.org.tr>
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Pardus Linux Security Advisory 2011-78            security@pardus.org.tr
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      Date: 2011-05-26
  Severity: 3
      Type: Remote
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Summary
=======

A vulnerability has been fixed in dhcpcd,  which  allows  attackers  to 
execute arbitrary commands. 

Description
===========

CVE-2011-0996: 

dhcpcd before 5.2.12  allows  remote  attackers  to  execute  arbitrary 
commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained  from  a  DHCP 
message. 

Affected packages:

  Pardus 2009:
    dhcpcd, all before 5.1.5-22-7
  Pardus 2011:
    dhcpcd, all before 5.2.12-31-p11

Resolution
==========

There are update(s) for dhcpcd. You can update them via Package Manager 
or with a single command from console: 

  Pardus 2009:
    pisi up dhcpcd

  Pardus 2011:
    pisi up dhcpcd

References
==========

  * http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=17803

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