Security update for dnsmasq

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:3257-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Cloud for SLE 12 Compute Nodes 5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for dnsmasq fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2015-8899: Denial of service between local and remote dns entries (bsc#983273)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Cloud for SLE 12 Compute Nodes 5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE12-CLOUD-5-2016-1906=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Cloud for SLE 12 Compute Nodes 5 (x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.71-6.3.1
    • dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.71-6.3.1
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.71-6.3.1
    • dnsmasq-utils-2.71-6.3.1

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