========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4969-2 May 27, 2021
isc-dhcp vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 ESM - Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Summary: DHCP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - isc-dhcp: DHCP server and client Details: USN-4969-1 fixed a vulnerability in DHCP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Jon Franklin and Pawel Wieczorkiewicz discovered that DHCP incorrectly handled lease file parsing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DHCP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: isc-dhcp-client 4.3.3-5ubuntu12.10+esm1 isc-dhcp-server 4.3.3-5ubuntu12.10+esm1 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: isc-dhcp-client 4.2.4-7ubuntu12.13+esm1 isc-dhcp-server 4.2.4-7ubuntu12.13+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4969-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4969-1 CVE-2021-25217
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