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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6657-2
Ubuntu Security Notice 6657-2 - USN-6657-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Dnsmasq. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Elias Heftrig, Haya Schulmann, Niklas Vogel, and Michael Waidner discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled validating DNSSEC messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled preparing an NSEC3 closest encloser proof. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly set the maximum EDNS.0 UDP packet size as required by DNS Flag Day 2020. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6657-2April 24, 2024dnsmasq vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)Summary:Several security issues were fixed in Dnsmasq.Software Description:- dnsmasq: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP serverDetails:USN-6657-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Dnsmasq. This update providesthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.Original advisory details: Elias Heftrig, Haya Schulmann, Niklas Vogel, and Michael Waidner discovered that Dnsmasq icorrectly handled validating DNSSEC messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-50387) It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled preparing an NSEC3 closest encloser proof. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-50868) It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly set the maximum EDNS.0 UDP packet size as required by DNS Flag Day 2020. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-28450)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): dnsmasq-base 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): dnsmasq-base 2.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bugfixes. After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer tomake all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6657-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6657-1 CVE-2023-28450, CVE-2023-50387, CVE-2023-50868Related news
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Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-1522-03 - An update for dnsmasq is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support.
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Ubuntu Security Notice 6665-1 - Elias Heftrig, Haya Schulmann, Niklas Vogel, and Michael Waidner discovered that Unbound incorrectly handled validating DNSSEC messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Unbound to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. It was discovered that Unbound incorrectly handled preparing an NSEC3 closest encloser proof. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Unbound to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6665-1 - Elias Heftrig, Haya Schulmann, Niklas Vogel, and Michael Waidner discovered that Unbound incorrectly handled validating DNSSEC messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Unbound to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. It was discovered that Unbound incorrectly handled preparing an NSEC3 closest encloser proof. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Unbound to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5633-1 - It was discovered that malformed DNSSEC records within a DNS zone could result in denial of service against Knot Resolver, a caching, DNSSEC- validating DNS resolver.
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Debian Linux Security Advisory 5626-1 - It was discovered that malformed DNSSEC records within a DNS zone could result in denial of service against PDNS Recursor, a resolving name server.
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Ubuntu Security Notice 6633-1 - Shoham Danino, Anat Bremler-Barr, Yehuda Afek, and Yuval Shavitt discovered that Bind incorrectly handled parsing large DNS messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. Elias Heftrig, Haya Schulmann, Niklas Vogel, and Michael Waidner discovered that Bind incorrectly handled validating DNSSEC messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6034-1 - It was discovered that Dnsmasq was sending large DNS messages over UDP, possibly causing transmission failures due to IP fragmentation. This update lowers the default maximum size of DNS messages to improve transmission reliability over UDP.
An issue was discovered in Dnsmasq before 2.90. The default maximum EDNS.0 UDP packet size was set to 4096 but should be 1232 because of DNS Flag Day 2020.