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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2018.060.01
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2018-060-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp' package(s) announced via the SSA:2018-060-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp' package(s) announced via the SSA:2018-060-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New dhcp packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1,
14.2, and -current to fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/dhcp-4.4.1-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes two security issues:
Corrected an issue where large sized 'X/x' format options were causing
option handling logic to overwrite memory when expanding them to human
readable form. Reported by Felix Wilhelm, Google Security Team.
Option reference count was not correctly decremented in error path
when parsing buffer for options. Reported by Felix Wilhelm, Google
Security Team.
For more information, see:
[links moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'dhcp' package(s) on Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware 14.2, Slackware current.

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-2018-5732
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-5733
BugTraq ID: 103188
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103188
Debian Security Information: DSA-4133 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4133
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00015.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:0469
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0469
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:0483
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0483
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040437
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3586-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3586-2/
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