Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842192
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu Update for dnsmasq USN-2593-1
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'dnsmasq'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'dnsmasq' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Nick Sampanis discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled certain malformed DNS requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. Affected Software/OS: dnsmasq on Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 6.4 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-3294 BugTraq ID: 74452 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74452 Bugtraq: 20150423 Dnsmasq 2.72 Unchecked returned value (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535354/100/1100/threaded Debian Security Information: DSA-3251 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3251 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-01 http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009382.html http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009387.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032195 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0857 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00013.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2593-1
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