SUSE-SU-2015:0979-1: moderate: Security update for dnsmasq

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for dnsmasq
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2015:0979-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #923144 #928867 
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-3294
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:

   The DNS server dnsmasq was updated to fix one security issue and one
   non-security bug.

   The following vulnerability was fixed:

   * CVE-2015-3294: A remote unauthenticated attacker could have caused a
     denial of service (DoS) or read heap memory, potentially disclosing
     information such as performed DNS queries or encryption keys.
     (bsc#928867)

   The following bug was fixed:

   * bsc#923144: When answer to an upstream query is a CNAME pointing to an
     A/AAAA record which is present locally (/etc/hosts), allow caching when
     the upstream and local A/AAAA records have the same value.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-229=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-229=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      dnsmasq-2.71-4.1
      dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.71-4.1
      dnsmasq-debugsource-2.71-4.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      dnsmasq-2.71-4.1
      dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.71-4.1
      dnsmasq-debugsource-2.71-4.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3294.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/923144
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/928867