[USN-4969-2] DHCP vulnerability

[Leonidas S. Barbosa]

==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4969-2
May 27, 2021

isc-dhcp vulnerability
==========================================================================

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

DHCP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- isc-dhcp: DHCP server and client

Details:

USN-4969-1 fixed a vulnerability in DHCP. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and 16.04 ESM.


Original advisory details:

 Jon Franklin and Pawel Wieczorkiewicz discovered that DHCP incorrectly
 handled lease file parsing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
 to cause DHCP to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
  isc-dhcp-client                 4.3.3-5ubuntu12.10+esm1
  isc-dhcp-server                 4.3.3-5ubuntu12.10+esm1

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  isc-dhcp-client                 4.2.4-7ubuntu12.13+esm1
  isc-dhcp-server                 4.2.4-7ubuntu12.13+esm1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4969-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4969-1
  CVE-2021-25217
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 833 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/attachments/20210527/5984e95b/attachment.sig>