Ubuntu alert USN-5658-3 (isc-dhcp)

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"Leonidas S. Barbosa" <leo.barbosa@canonical.com>
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
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[USN-5658-3] DHCP vulnerabilities
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Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:15:32 -0300
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<20221121191532.GA3758683@d4rkl41n>
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5658-3
November 21, 2022

isc-dhcp vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in DHCP.

Software Description:
- isc-dhcp: DHCP server and client

Details:

USN-5658-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in DHCP. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that DHCP incorrectly handled option reference counting.
 A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DHCP servers to
 crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-2928)

 It was discovered that DHCP incorrectly handled certain memory operations.
 A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DHCP clients and
 servers to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
 (CVE-2022-2929)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  isc-dhcp-client                 4.2.4-7ubuntu12.13+esm2
  isc-dhcp-server                 4.2.4-7ubuntu12.13+esm2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5658-3
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5658-1
  CVE-2022-2928, CVE-2022-2929