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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.72178
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2012-258-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp' package(s) announced via the SSA:2012-258-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp' package(s) announced via the SSA:2012-258-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New dhcp packages are available for Slackware 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37,
and -current to fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/dhcp-4.2.4_P2-i486-1_slack13.37.txz: Upgraded.
An issue with the use of lease times was found and fixed. Making certain
changes to the end time of an IPv6 lease could cause the server to abort.
Thanks to Glen Eustace of Massey University, New Zealand for finding this
issue. [ISC-Bugs #30281]
For more information, see:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'dhcp' package(s) on Slackware 12.1, Slackware 12.2, Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3955
BugTraq ID: 55530
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55530
Debian Security Information: DSA-2551 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2551
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/086992.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/088882.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088220.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-06.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:153
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0504
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0504.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027528
http://secunia.com/advisories/51318
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1234 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00088.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1252 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00103.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1254 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00105.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1571-1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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