USN-2593-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2593-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2593-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2593-1
Related
Published
2015-05-04T16:46:59.047768Z
Modified
2015-05-04T16:46:59.047768Z
Summary
dnsmasq vulnerability
Details

Nick Sampanis discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled certain malformed DNS requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / dnsmasq

Package

Name
dnsmasq
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dnsmasq?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.68-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.66-4ubuntu1
2.67-1
2.68-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.68-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.68-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq-base"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.68-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq-utils"
        }
    ]
}