Security update for package dhcp-server
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(Last modified: 21NOV2003)
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Package: dhcp-server
Release: 20031121
Obsoletes: none
dhcrelay should install this security fix.dhcrelay fails to limit the hop count when malicious BOOTP packets were received (see CERT CC Vulnerabilityi Note VU#149953). Also, packets could be looping in some configurations. A patch was added that makes the hop count configurable and limits it to 4 by default, to avoid a possible denial of service attack.rpm -Fvh dhcp-relay.rpmAfter installing the update, the DHCP relay agent should be restarted with
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