Memory corruption fix
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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dhcdbd (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Martin Pitt |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: dhcdbd
Hi!
Please integrate the attached patch into dhcdbd and release a new version for Ubuntu. It fixes a memory corruption bug in dhcdbd which affects me and probably several other users. The bug prevents me from using NetworkManager as dhcdbd dies before NetworkManager is notified of a successful dhlease. AFAIK a memory corruption in a program running as root (can be triggered from remote as it results from a bad DHCP message) can be a security problem. You can also bump the dhcdbd version to 1.14+. But I'm not sure if that breaks NM for other Wifi cards. The bug is in RedHat Bugzilla as well: https:/
Regards, Florian
Please apply and release a new dhcdbd