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ELSA-2011-0256 Moderate: Oracle Linux dhcp security update

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ELSA-2011-0256 Moderate: Oracle Linux dhcp security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
01/31/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/20/2011
Modified
04/11/2019

Description

The DHCPv6 server in ISC DHCP 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.2-P1, 4.0-ESV and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R1, and 4.2.x before 4.2.1b1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) by sending a message over IPv6 for a declined and abandoned address.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-dhclient
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-dhcp
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-dhcp-devel

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