SUSE-SU-2016:0481-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:0481-1

    Published: 16 Feb 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8605
    Aliases:
    CVE-2015-8605

    Summary: Security update for dhcp

    Details: This update for dhcp fixes the following issues: - CVE-2015-8605: A remote attacker could have used badly formed packets with an invalid IPv4 UDP length field to cause a DHCP server, client, or relay program to terminate abnormally (bsc#961305) The following bugs were fixed: - bsc#936923: Improper lease duration checking - bsc#880984: Integer overflows in the date and time handling code - bsc#947780: DHCP server could abort with 'Unable to set up timer: out of range' on very long or infinite timer intervals / lease lifetimes - bsc#926159: DHCP preferrend and valid lifetime would be logged incorrectly - bsc#928390: dhclient dit not expose next-server DHCPv4 option to script - bsc#926159: DHCP preferrend and valid lifetime would be logged incorrectly

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160481-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/880984, https://bugzilla.suse.com/919959, https://bugzilla.suse.com/926159, https://bugzilla.suse.com/928390, https://bugzilla.suse.com/936923, https://bugzilla.suse.com/947780, https://bugzilla.suse.com/961305, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8605

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dhcp

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/dhcp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.2.4.P2-0.24.1

    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