Synopsis: Moderate: dhcp security, bug fix, and enhancement update Advisory ID: SLSA-2016:2590-2 Issue Date: 2016-11-03 CVE Numbers: CVE-2016-2774 -- Security Fix(es): * A resource-consumption flaw was discovered in the DHCP server. dhcpd did not restrict the number of open connections to OMAPI and failover ports. A remote attacker able to establish TCP connections to one of these ports could use this flaw to cause dhcpd to exit unexpectedly, stop responding requests, or exhaust system sockets (denial of service). (CVE-2016-2774) Additional Changes: -- SL7 x86_64 dhclient-4.2.5-47.el7.x86_64.rpm dhcp-common-4.2.5-47.el7.x86_64.rpm dhcp-debuginfo-4.2.5-47.el7.i686.rpm dhcp-debuginfo-4.2.5-47.el7.x86_64.rpm dhcp-libs-4.2.5-47.el7.i686.rpm dhcp-libs-4.2.5-47.el7.x86_64.rpm dhcp-4.2.5-47.el7.x86_64.rpm dhcp-devel-4.2.5-47.el7.i686.rpm dhcp-devel-4.2.5-47.el7.x86_64.rpm - Scientific Linux Development Team