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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2016.0540.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:0540-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2016:0540-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2016:0540-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for dhcp fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2015-8605: A remote attacker could have used badly formed packets with an invalid IPv4 UDP length field to cause a DHCP server, client, or relay program to terminate abnormally (bsc#961305)

The following bugs were fixed:

- bsc#936923: Improper lease duration checking
- bsc#880984: Integer overflows in the date and time handling code
- bsc#956159: fixed service files to start dhcpd after slapd
- bsc#960506: Improve exit reason and logging when /sbin/dhclient-script is unable to pre-init requested interface
- bsc#947780: DHCP server could abort with 'Unable to set up timer: out of range' on very long or infinite timer intervals / lease lifetimes
- bsc#912098: dhclient could pretend to run while silently declining leases
- bsc#919959: server: Do not log success report before send reported success
- bsc#928390: dhclient dit not expose next-server DHCPv4 option to script
- bsc#926159: DHCP preferrend and valid lifetime would be logged incorrectly
- bsc#910686: Prevent a dependency conflict of dhcp-devel with bind-devel package

The following tracked changes affect the build of the package only:

- bsc#891961: Disabled /sbin/service legacy-action hooks

Affected Software/OS:
'dhcp' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.7

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-8605
BugTraq ID: 80703
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80703
Debian Security Information: DSA-3442 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3442
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175594.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176031.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034657
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0601 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00162.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0610 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00168.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2868-1
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