dhcp (SSA:2011-097-01)
Posted on: 04/07/2011 09:15 AM
New dhcp packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, and -current to fix a security issue.
Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/dhcp-4.1_ESV_R2-i486-1_slack13.1.txz: Upgraded. In dhclient, check the data for some string options for reasonableness before passing it along to the script that interfaces with the OS. This prevents some possible attacks by a hostile DHCP server. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0997 (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+
Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+
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