SUSE-SU-2016:1692-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:1692-1

    Published: 27 Jun 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-2774
    Aliases:
    CVE-2016-2774

    Summary: Security update for dhcp

    Details: This update for dhcp fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-2774: Fixed a denial of service attack against the DHCP server over the OMAPI TCP socket, which could be used by network adjacent attackers to make the DHCP server non-functional (bsc#969820).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161692-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/969820, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2774

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dhcp

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/dhcp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.2.6-14.6.1

    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