SB2023110794 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for dnsmasq
Published: November 7, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023110794
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28450)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly perform fragmentation of UDP packets. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion by sending overly large DNS UDP packets.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.