Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0458
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0458)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0458 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0458 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was found that the DHCP daemon does not free socket descriptors when handling empty OMAPI messages. An adjacent network attacker could potentially use this flaw to send crafted OMAPI messages to the DHCP daemon, thereby leading to denial of service due to exhaustion of file descriptors in the DHCP daemon process. Affected Software/OS: 'dhcp' package(s) on Mageia 5, Mageia 6. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-3144 BugTraq ID: 102726 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102726 Debian Security Information: DSA-4133 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4133 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:0158 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0158 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040194 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3586-1/
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