Synopsis:          Critical: dnsmasq security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2017:2838-1
Issue Date:        2017-10-02
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2017-14491
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Security Fix(es):

* A heap buffer overflow was found in dnsmasq in the code responsible for
building DNS replies. An attacker could send crafted DNS packets to
dnsmasq which would cause it to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2017-14491)
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SL6
  x86_64
    dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.48-18.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
    dnsmasq-2.48-18.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
    dnsmasq-utils-2.48-18.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
  i386
    dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.48-18.el6_9.i686.rpm
    dnsmasq-2.48-18.el6_9.i686.rpm
    dnsmasq-utils-2.48-18.el6_9.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team