Recommended update for dnsmasq

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:1304-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update provides dnsmasq 2.76, which brings many fixes and enhancements:

  • Fix PXE booting for UEFI architectures (fate#322030).
  • Prevent a man-in-the-middle attack (bsc#972164, fate#321175).

This update brings a (small) potential incompatibility in the handling of "basename" in --pxe-service. Please read the CHANGELOG and the documentation if you are using this option.

For a comprehensive list of changes, please refer to http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG

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 OpenStack Cloud 6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-6-2017-785=1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-7-2017-785=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-785=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-785=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-785=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-785=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-785=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-785=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-785=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-785=1

Package List:

  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6 (x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-utils-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.76-17.1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 (x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-utils-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.76-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.76-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.76-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • dnsmasq-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.76-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.76-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.76-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.76-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.76-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.76-17.1
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.76-17.1

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