SUSE-SU-2016:0540-1

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SUSE-SU-2016:0540-1

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#956159: fixed service files to start dhcpd after slapd - bsc#960506: Improve exit reason and logging when /sbin/dhclient-script is unable to pre-init requested interface - 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#912098: dhclient could pretend to run while silently declining leases - bsc#919959: server: Do not log success report before send reported success - bsc#928390: dhclient dit not expose next-server DHCPv4 option to script - bsc#926159: DHCP preferrend and valid lifetime would be logged incorrectly - bsc#910686: Prevent a dependency conflict of dhcp-devel with bind-devel package The following tracked changes affect the build of the package only: - bsc#891961: Disabled /sbin/service legacy-action hooks

References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160540-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/880984, https://bugzilla.suse.com/891961, https://bugzilla.suse.com/910686, https://bugzilla.suse.com/912098, 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/956159, https://bugzilla.suse.com/960506, https://bugzilla.suse.com/961305, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8605