Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-531-2
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
USN-531-1 fixed vulnerabilities in dhcp. The fixes were incomplete, and only reduced the scope of the vulnerability, without fully solving it. This update fixes the problem.
Original advisory details:
Nahuel Riva and Gerardo Richarte discovered that the DHCP server did not correctly handle certain client options. A remote attacker could send malicious DHCP replies to the server and execute arbitrary code.
Affected
dhcp vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 6.10 ,
Ubuntu 7.04 ,
Ubuntu 7.10
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-5365 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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