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Ubuntu update for dnsmasq

Secunia Advisory: SA31199  
Release Date: 2008-07-23

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Spoofing
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Ubuntu Linux 8.04


CVE reference:CVE-2008-1447 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
Ubuntu has issued an update for dnsmasq. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to poison the DNS cache.

For more information:
SA31197

Solution:
Apply updated packages.

-- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...smasq/dnsmasq_2.41-2ubuntu2.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 22023 89c0f060733a11e414ef1fa634b17149
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...d/dnsmasq/dnsmasq_2.41-2ubuntu2.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 698 e44ebdb66be7abcaba3f1558b9379abb
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/dnsmasq/dnsmasq_2.41.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 357997 8d0acd6656299a800c4d1be5a1193e39

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...smasq/dnsmasq_2.41-2ubuntu2.1_all.deb
Size/MD5: 11962 fbe42757babf0522e92a48438cdf7d0b

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...nsmasq-base_2.41-2ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 210032 015334862975edd0c6157624b9b4cd6b

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...dnsmasq-base_2.41-2ubuntu2.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 202466 87bebd172bae955ef2ae8f2de323a737

lpia architecture (Low Power Intel Architecture):

http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/d/d...dnsmasq-base_2.41-2ubuntu2.1_lpia.deb
Size/MD5: 202996 8938160f148e63de63cad64e2721c6d6

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5):

http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/d/d...masq-base_2.41-2ubuntu2.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 210320 865aa2d674736978b2b00a8623267fc4

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC):

http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/d/d...nsmasq-base_2.41-2ubuntu2.1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 204034 211f90a72d775d1987b6c3179786546f

Original Advisory:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2008-July/000730.html

Other References:
SA31197:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31197/



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