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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831733
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Update for dhcp MDVSA-2012:153-1 (dhcp)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A security issue was identified and fixed in dhcp:

ISC DHCP 4.1.x before 4.1-ESV-R7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.4-P2 allows
remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash)
in opportunistic circumstances by establishing an IPv6 lease in
an environment where the lease expiration time is later reduced
(CVE-2012-3955).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Update:

Packages for Mandriva Linux 2011 is being provided.

The updated packages have been upgraded to dhcp 4.2.4-P2 which is
not vulnerable to this issue.

Affected Software/OS:
dhcp on Mandriva Linux 2011.0

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

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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