Security update for dnsmasq

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:3199-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

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 Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-dnsmasq-12899=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-dnsmasq-12899=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • dnsmasq-2.71-0.16.3
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-2.71-0.16.3

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