SuSE 10 Security Update : dhcp (ZYPP Patch Number 7716)

high Nessus Plugin ID 57181

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

This update of dhcp fixes two Denial of Service (CVE-2011-2748 / CVE-2011-2749) vulnerabilities caused by specially crafted BOOTP packets.

Additionally, the alias IP address handling of dhclient-script was fixed to not wipe out iptables connmark when renewing the lease.

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 7716.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2748.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2749.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 57181

File Name: suse_dhcp-7716.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/13/2011

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/30/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2748, CVE-2011-2749