vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-1111: ELSA-2018-1453: dhcp security update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 15, 2018 | May 16, 2018 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 15, 2018
Added
May 16, 2018
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
DHCP packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7, Fedora 28, and earlier are vulnerable to a command injection flaw in the NetworkManager integration script included in the DHCP client. A malicious DHCP server, or an attacker on the local network able to spoof DHCP responses, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on systems using NetworkManager and configured to obtain network configuration using the DHCP protocol.
A command injection flaw was found in the NetworkManager integration script included in the DHCP client packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. A malicious DHCP server, or an attacker on the local network able to spoof DHCP responses, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on systems using NetworkManager and configured to obtain network configuration using the DHCP protocol.
A command injection flaw was found in the NetworkManager integration script included in the DHCP client packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. A malicious DHCP server, or an attacker on the local network able to spoof DHCP responses, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on systems using NetworkManager and configured to obtain network configuration using the DHCP protocol.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-dhclientoracle-linux-upgrade-dhcporacle-linux-upgrade-dhcp-commonoracle-linux-upgrade-dhcp-develoracle-linux-upgrade-dhcp-libs
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