MGASA-2018-0427

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    MGASA-2018-0427

    Published: 3 Nov 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated dnsmasq packages fix security issue

    Details: Updated dnsmasq packages fix a security issue Upstream dnsmasq run as nobody user which could lead to security issue if multiple services run as this same user. This update makes dnsmasq to run as its own user: dnsmasq.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0427.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22694, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/5WAECSZDCDMVB4SBXYHDEHOH24P6UCHM/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dnsmasq

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/dnsmasq?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.77-1.5.mga6

    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