This bug was fixed in the package dhcpcd - 1:3.2.3-7ubuntu0.11.04.1
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dhcpcd (1:3.2.3-7ubuntu0.11.04.1) natty-security; urgency=high
* SECURITY UPDATE: dhcpcd before 5.2.12 allows remote attackers to
execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname
obtained from a DHCP message. (LP: #931036)
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https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file?file=dhcpcd-3.2.3-option-checks.diff&package=dhcpcd&project=network%3Adhcp&rev=52442e5c1d803d7c1818a920a0bae7f1
- above linked patch(without the additional support for NETBIOS type
messages) has been added.
- CVE-2011-0996
-- Zubin Mithra <zubin.mit...@gmail.com> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:27:54 +0530
** Changed in: dhcpcd (Ubuntu Maverick)
Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
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dhcpcd before 5.2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary
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