SUSE-SU-2015:2174-1

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    SUSE-SU-2015:2174-1

    Published: 7 Dec 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for dhcpcd

    Details: dhcpcd was updated to fix three security issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2012-6698: A potential out of bounds write was fixed, which could lead to memory corruption, triggerable by network local attackers. - CVE-2012-6699: A loop error was fixed that could lead out of bound reads, triggerable by network local attackers. - CVE-2012-6700: An incorrect free could lead to crashes, triggerable by network local attackers.

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20152174-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/955762, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6698, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6699, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6700

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dhcpcd

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/dhcpcd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.2.3-45.5.3

    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