openSUSE Security Update : dhcpcd (openSUSE-SU-2011:0342-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53707

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes the following security issue :

A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server (CVE-2011-0996).

This update also fixes the following non-security issues :

- 564441: e1000 and dhcpd hickup

- 565030: dhcpcd not using router component of dhcp server option 33 (Static Route)

- 574938: Sysem Update Fails to deploy to Primary serve.

- 577402: dhcpcp with Patch bnc#565030 has netlink error with /32 netmask

- 601704: dhcpcd: ignores link carrier and does not retransmit

- 654649: dhcpcd ignores -G (--nogateway) option and sets default route

- 657402: dhcpcd sends RENEWAL as ethernet broadcast instead of unicast

- 668194: dhcp client not working properly in Xen domU due to partial checksum offload

Solution

Update the affected dhcpcd package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53707

File Name: suse_11_2_dhcpcd-110411.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 5/5/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dhcpcd, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/11/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0996

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