MGASA-2016-0028

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    MGASA-2016-0028

    Published: 20 Jan 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8605

    Summary: Updated dhcp packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: A badly formed packet with an invalid IPv4 UDP length field can cause an ISC DHCP server, client, or relay program to terminate abnormally (CVE-2015-8605). The dhcp package has been updated to version 4.3.3-P1, which fixes this issue and several other bugs. Also, the package has also been enhanced to provide better support for running a DHCPv6 server (mga#17177).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0028.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17490, https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01334, https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01329, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17177, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17490

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dhcp

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/dhcp?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.3.3P1-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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