Fedora 31 : dnsmasq (2020-29b442f83e)

low Nessus Plugin ID 136953

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Fixes possible memory leak and regression with multiple dhcp-host lines with different address family and the same mac address

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Solution

Update the affected dnsmasq package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 136953

File Name: fedora_2020-29b442f83e.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 5/29/2020

Updated: 2/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14834

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:dnsmasq, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:31

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/7/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-14834

FEDORA: 2020-29b442f83e

IAVA: 2020-A-0194-S

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