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Alpine Linux: CVE-2019-6473: Reachable Assertion

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2019-6473: Reachable Assertion

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/28/2019
Created
08/23/2024
Added
08/22/2024
Modified
08/23/2024

Description

An invalid hostname option can trigger an assertion failure in the Kea DHCPv4 server process (kea-dhcp4), causing the server process to exit. Versions affected: 1.4.0 to 1.5.0, 1.6.0-beta1, and 1.6.0-beta2.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-kea

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