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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4698-2

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4698-2
Posted Feb 25, 2021
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 4698-2 - USN-4698-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Dnsmasq. The updates introduced regressions in certain environments related to issues with multiple queries, and issues with retries. This update fixes the problem. Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled memory when sorting RRsets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to hang, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled extracting certain names. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to hang, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly implemented address/port checks. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform a cache poisoning attack. Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly implemented query resource name checks. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform a cache poisoning attack. Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled multiple query requests for the same resource name. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform a cache poisoning attack. It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled memory during DHCP response creation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, remote, denial of service, arbitrary, vulnerability
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2019-14834, CVE-2020-25684, CVE-2020-25685, CVE-2020-25686
SHA-256 | e42a5bdd054f191f80e2ffa56b1efcc9969c7a22e49b0f34c75af8093966adec

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4698-2

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4698-2
February 24, 2021

dnsmasq regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-4698-1 introduced regressions in Dnsmasq.

Software Description:
- dnsmasq: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server

Details:

USN-4698-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Dnsmasq. The updates introduced
regressions in certain environments related to issues with multiple
queries, and issues with retries. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled
memory when sorting RRsets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
Dnsmasq to hang, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-25681, CVE-2020-25687)
Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled
extracting certain names. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
Dnsmasq to hang, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-25682, CVE-2020-25683)
Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly
implemented address/port checks. A remote attacker could use this issue to
perform a cache poisoning attack. (CVE-2020-25684)
Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly
implemented query resource name checks. A remote attacker could use this
issue to perform a cache poisoning attack. (CVE-2020-25685)
Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled
multiple query requests for the same resource name. A remote attacker could
use this issue to perform a cache poisoning attack. (CVE-2020-25686)
It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled memory during DHCP
response creation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Dnsmasq to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04
LTS. (CVE-2019-14834)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.10:
dnsmasq 2.82-1ubuntu1.2
dnsmasq-base 2.82-1ubuntu1.2
dnsmasq-utils 2.82-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
dnsmasq 2.80-1.1ubuntu1.3
dnsmasq-base 2.80-1.1ubuntu1.3
dnsmasq-utils 2.80-1.1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
dnsmasq 2.79-1ubuntu0.3
dnsmasq-base 2.79-1ubuntu0.3
dnsmasq-utils 2.79-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
dnsmasq 2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.8
dnsmasq-base 2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.8
dnsmasq-utils 2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.8

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4698-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4698-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1916462

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.82-1ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.80-1.1ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.79-1ubuntu0.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.8
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