Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4698-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 4698-1 - Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled memory when sorting RRsets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to hang, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Moshe Kol and Shlomi Oberman discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled extracting certain names. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to hang, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4698-1