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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2023:1227 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2023-03-14
Updated:
2023-03-14

RHBA-2023:1227 - Bug Fix Advisory

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Synopsis

dnsmasq bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An update for dnsmasq is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support.

Description

The dnsmasq packages contain Dnsmasq, a lightweight DNS (Domain Name Server) forwarder and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

Bug Fix(es) and enhancement(s):

  • Dnsmasq no longer sends Client Link-Layer Address option in relayed DHCPv6 response. (BZ#2172359)

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension 8.4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.4 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.4 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.4 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.4 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.4 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 2172359 - Backport - Fix removal of DHCP_CLIENT_MAC options from DHCPv6 relay replies. [rhel-8.4.0.z]

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.4

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: d61d8cc95e8a66b2ebf2083a275439980703e6a3bb53fd5d57c38e16402c5b3e
x86_64
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 380465404c5f8a3793d9fec51da2ec9f538fe88a7e601fd8a1dd30606f9faecd
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 066470e48b5bd931548ae4e37529a12bae5264e022d81f14823faedfaf78fdbb
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 322c8bf5492b334cf98c3c92f77a61241ea1ed1bb5c6261d349501a09ca8a70a
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 319c89b09bd117bd3186d91bc4f2f2202751bbed05e96d645d7dded4fbd6be56
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bcef01364a7d2e00193524d1492b203d7fdb907d9f13196004b914a601783fb7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension 8.4

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: d61d8cc95e8a66b2ebf2083a275439980703e6a3bb53fd5d57c38e16402c5b3e
x86_64
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 380465404c5f8a3793d9fec51da2ec9f538fe88a7e601fd8a1dd30606f9faecd
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 066470e48b5bd931548ae4e37529a12bae5264e022d81f14823faedfaf78fdbb
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 322c8bf5492b334cf98c3c92f77a61241ea1ed1bb5c6261d349501a09ca8a70a
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 319c89b09bd117bd3186d91bc4f2f2202751bbed05e96d645d7dded4fbd6be56
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bcef01364a7d2e00193524d1492b203d7fdb907d9f13196004b914a601783fb7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.4

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: d61d8cc95e8a66b2ebf2083a275439980703e6a3bb53fd5d57c38e16402c5b3e
x86_64
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 380465404c5f8a3793d9fec51da2ec9f538fe88a7e601fd8a1dd30606f9faecd
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 066470e48b5bd931548ae4e37529a12bae5264e022d81f14823faedfaf78fdbb
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 322c8bf5492b334cf98c3c92f77a61241ea1ed1bb5c6261d349501a09ca8a70a
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 319c89b09bd117bd3186d91bc4f2f2202751bbed05e96d645d7dded4fbd6be56
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bcef01364a7d2e00193524d1492b203d7fdb907d9f13196004b914a601783fb7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.4

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: d61d8cc95e8a66b2ebf2083a275439980703e6a3bb53fd5d57c38e16402c5b3e
s390x
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: ecdcf5765ea16d5d66f18c9475739fab901cfa8b389361d99c095b673b57e1a0
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 0323f63ee0cfc5cc95dda041de730cf79d9b70250cd74feaf3bb07daccffffd1
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-15.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 0d4e0531b8d5d8f6b307b8fcd1d46e1aad24744b154dfc8796c7b641c5f90fd9
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-15.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 94963db44cbab76f7859327a2fa4044bb28707d84a909c5015c6df5b96831c1c
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 1bc95261e2347e9aa78e55509563a9a7175beed750fa176ed5cf46c192de2434

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.4

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: d61d8cc95e8a66b2ebf2083a275439980703e6a3bb53fd5d57c38e16402c5b3e
ppc64le
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: fa330aae39d59e2748fc28462edc7f4bdf0cb5dd8a2d9a89802c919bbb2833a2
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 9350d5d98037c43aecc9cfcc773a50578957fbc6f0bc8f3618cbbac3f97114db
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-15.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e248cfa8e6c74b985e0613b05b3e5535c29ff379010cdcaa9ff8841a83ef519a
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-15.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2b2a42f8c296b7556db98af7bdf06db6b398e63858151135b348cff3c78c8e62
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 6b0a15cfb47157f99ae1cd8b37edea0e4c121bf18b8375b446b1a8e3118ff534

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.4

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: d61d8cc95e8a66b2ebf2083a275439980703e6a3bb53fd5d57c38e16402c5b3e
x86_64
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 380465404c5f8a3793d9fec51da2ec9f538fe88a7e601fd8a1dd30606f9faecd
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 066470e48b5bd931548ae4e37529a12bae5264e022d81f14823faedfaf78fdbb
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 322c8bf5492b334cf98c3c92f77a61241ea1ed1bb5c6261d349501a09ca8a70a
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 319c89b09bd117bd3186d91bc4f2f2202751bbed05e96d645d7dded4fbd6be56
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bcef01364a7d2e00193524d1492b203d7fdb907d9f13196004b914a601783fb7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.4

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: d61d8cc95e8a66b2ebf2083a275439980703e6a3bb53fd5d57c38e16402c5b3e
aarch64
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 439f5343e66efa3b50ca2473daa66b3ec50e4986e852b8ea6ef4865ae6a33eb1
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: a321d6dba10865f8a6cadbeedfc70072c6b12f784f43cbdb61ac879cba1e7ef2
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-15.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 0cf51adeed9ed68ff28bcf7c9e6d3143767c60d11bd40a734a5173308c39595a
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-15.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 09cf7e33360e2fbabcab182316c8c5255b8ae6ce4c53dcc4fe8e1d18dfd095fb
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 04dd7c38387b6c7d515423f481ff378f90e0af4f32ddd64936ed88464256dbb5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.4

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: d61d8cc95e8a66b2ebf2083a275439980703e6a3bb53fd5d57c38e16402c5b3e
ppc64le
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: fa330aae39d59e2748fc28462edc7f4bdf0cb5dd8a2d9a89802c919bbb2833a2
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 9350d5d98037c43aecc9cfcc773a50578957fbc6f0bc8f3618cbbac3f97114db
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-15.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e248cfa8e6c74b985e0613b05b3e5535c29ff379010cdcaa9ff8841a83ef519a
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-15.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2b2a42f8c296b7556db98af7bdf06db6b398e63858151135b348cff3c78c8e62
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 6b0a15cfb47157f99ae1cd8b37edea0e4c121bf18b8375b446b1a8e3118ff534

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.4

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: d61d8cc95e8a66b2ebf2083a275439980703e6a3bb53fd5d57c38e16402c5b3e
x86_64
dnsmasq-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 380465404c5f8a3793d9fec51da2ec9f538fe88a7e601fd8a1dd30606f9faecd
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 066470e48b5bd931548ae4e37529a12bae5264e022d81f14823faedfaf78fdbb
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 322c8bf5492b334cf98c3c92f77a61241ea1ed1bb5c6261d349501a09ca8a70a
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 319c89b09bd117bd3186d91bc4f2f2202751bbed05e96d645d7dded4fbd6be56
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-15.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bcef01364a7d2e00193524d1492b203d7fdb907d9f13196004b914a601783fb7

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