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openSUSE Security Update : dnsmasq (openSUSE-2015-359)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 83398

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The DNS server dnsmasq was updated to fix one security issue.

The following vulnerability was fixed :

 - CVE-2015-3294: A remote unauthenticated attacker could have caused a denial of service (DoS) or read heap memory, potentially disclosing information such as performed DNS queries or encryption keys. (bsc#928867)

Solution

Update the affected dnsmasq packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=928867

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 83398

File Name: openSUSE-2015-359.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/13/2015

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dnsmasq, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dnsmasq-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dnsmasq-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dnsmasq-utils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/28/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3294