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From: Stefan Behte <craig@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201301-04 ] dhcpcd: Arbitrary code execution
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:27:24
Message-Id: 50ECBE70.9010103@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201301-04
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7 Severity: High
8 Title: dhcpcd: Arbitrary code execution
9 Date: January 09, 2013
10 Bugs: #362459
11 ID: 201301-04
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability has been found in dhcpcd, allowing remote attackers to
19 execute arbitrary code on the DHCP client.
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21 Background
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24 dhcpcd is a fully featured, yet light weight RFC2131 compliant DHCP
25 client.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 net-misc/dhcpcd < 5.2.12 >= 5.2.12
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35 Description
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38 A vulnerability has been discovered in dhcpcd. Please review the CVE
39 identifier referenced below for details.
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41 Impact
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44 The vulnerability might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on
45 the DHCP client.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All dhcpcd users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/dhcpcd-5.2.12"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2011-0996
64 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0996
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-04.xml
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2013 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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