Ubuntu update for dnsmasq

1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity

EUVDB-ID: #VU52065

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3448

CWE-ID: CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a DNS Cache Poisoning attack.

The vulnerability exists due to dnsmasq relies only on transmission ID when processing DNS queries and uses the same port for outgoing requests, when configured to given network interface. A remote attacker can guess the random transmission ID to forge a reply and get it accepted by dnsmasq.As a result, an attacker can perform a DNS Cache Poisoning attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package dnsmasq to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04

dnsmasq-base (Ubuntu package): before 2.791ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

dnsmasq-utils (Ubuntu package): before 2.791ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

dnsmasq (Ubuntu package): before 2.791ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:16.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:dnsmasq-base_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:dnsmasq-utils_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:dnsmasq_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4976-2

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.