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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2023:1581 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2023-04-04
Updated:
2023-04-04

RHBA-2023:1581 - Bug Fix Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

dnsmasq bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights 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.

Description

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

Bug Fix(es):

  • Dnsmasq no longer sends Client Link-Layer Address option in relayed DHCPv6 response. (BZ#2172357)
  • Dnsmasq no longer responds with Advertise to DHCPv6 Relay-request (BZ#2177755)

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 8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension 8.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.8 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.8 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 2172357 - Backport - Fix removal of DHCP_CLIENT_MAC options from DHCPv6 relay replies. [rhel-8.7.0.z]
  • BZ - 2177755 - DHCPv6 server replies with Advertise to a relay forwarded request, expect Relay-reply instead. [rhel8] [rhel-8.7.0.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 8

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 0362c3ce91c7d87d27fc0e3a4133ba31c205f7be370d2d426e5d7a57832ad723
x86_64
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ac168c3a4e053a8b0233f5d00861c49310aea2a565679f14d7e8b81604bf73bb
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f1be0051bd5f19687c2b06aea75fc64e002b1f507da7f0f09279b45eb85a5675
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 89390343df6f814f381cb87bbc4e35a7259c5f61d2c6c590763130cfdc530d7d
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b0cd6f179a3034b450dddfa5028077e178a72a4dfb8f08862fb50267224784cf
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 983049e587d741d959c0a52fea9507ad4a5db782566d6f83083b710a3cde956d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.8

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 0362c3ce91c7d87d27fc0e3a4133ba31c205f7be370d2d426e5d7a57832ad723
x86_64
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ac168c3a4e053a8b0233f5d00861c49310aea2a565679f14d7e8b81604bf73bb
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f1be0051bd5f19687c2b06aea75fc64e002b1f507da7f0f09279b45eb85a5675
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 89390343df6f814f381cb87bbc4e35a7259c5f61d2c6c590763130cfdc530d7d
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b0cd6f179a3034b450dddfa5028077e178a72a4dfb8f08862fb50267224784cf
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 983049e587d741d959c0a52fea9507ad4a5db782566d6f83083b710a3cde956d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension 8.8

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 0362c3ce91c7d87d27fc0e3a4133ba31c205f7be370d2d426e5d7a57832ad723
x86_64
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ac168c3a4e053a8b0233f5d00861c49310aea2a565679f14d7e8b81604bf73bb
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f1be0051bd5f19687c2b06aea75fc64e002b1f507da7f0f09279b45eb85a5675
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 89390343df6f814f381cb87bbc4e35a7259c5f61d2c6c590763130cfdc530d7d
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b0cd6f179a3034b450dddfa5028077e178a72a4dfb8f08862fb50267224784cf
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 983049e587d741d959c0a52fea9507ad4a5db782566d6f83083b710a3cde956d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 0362c3ce91c7d87d27fc0e3a4133ba31c205f7be370d2d426e5d7a57832ad723
s390x
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 121a9f7a9e29fff83ee3b42b9cc02eb230fa78e28fcb2b6344333517b799dc3f
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 92ebb0875b9b120b031129df76b2af2ffdf9f60973cf4599ed2014ec111c6997
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-24.el8_7.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 7d12407b2aa2f154cc1a892ce490801c57ff3dff2902a4d61032de5c4ca718ad
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-24.el8_7.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: b568ae77805ad8e515db072bed1ea44324af076de464b9bb94daf1a1df231213
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 1f0a0677d85b80a524ff134737e5838c772b762ffa53349dee02ac33f8f6e14c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.8

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 0362c3ce91c7d87d27fc0e3a4133ba31c205f7be370d2d426e5d7a57832ad723
s390x
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 121a9f7a9e29fff83ee3b42b9cc02eb230fa78e28fcb2b6344333517b799dc3f
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 92ebb0875b9b120b031129df76b2af2ffdf9f60973cf4599ed2014ec111c6997
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-24.el8_7.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 7d12407b2aa2f154cc1a892ce490801c57ff3dff2902a4d61032de5c4ca718ad
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-24.el8_7.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: b568ae77805ad8e515db072bed1ea44324af076de464b9bb94daf1a1df231213
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 1f0a0677d85b80a524ff134737e5838c772b762ffa53349dee02ac33f8f6e14c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 0362c3ce91c7d87d27fc0e3a4133ba31c205f7be370d2d426e5d7a57832ad723
ppc64le
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e05b1eabe06727a97f372ddf00b0cde398800b5b0eab958cc71f12478687a5f6
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: adef0e09973902a180999c861124f867f6016371a33b83ad1f3137e66acba6b6
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: f3deaef052a65f8a74153bf6e34eacfdf3c5d0675bc64df515ac3cd3dd41ac8d
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: dabcf90bfa998de0621537c8af4a2cb8c42d08e47183b70b7f8acf3c2b2aaff6
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 57de851b39a86d141ea312890cb6a8679ff2377514f5ffb6592c4200b4541080

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.8

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 0362c3ce91c7d87d27fc0e3a4133ba31c205f7be370d2d426e5d7a57832ad723
ppc64le
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e05b1eabe06727a97f372ddf00b0cde398800b5b0eab958cc71f12478687a5f6
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: adef0e09973902a180999c861124f867f6016371a33b83ad1f3137e66acba6b6
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: f3deaef052a65f8a74153bf6e34eacfdf3c5d0675bc64df515ac3cd3dd41ac8d
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: dabcf90bfa998de0621537c8af4a2cb8c42d08e47183b70b7f8acf3c2b2aaff6
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 57de851b39a86d141ea312890cb6a8679ff2377514f5ffb6592c4200b4541080

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 0362c3ce91c7d87d27fc0e3a4133ba31c205f7be370d2d426e5d7a57832ad723
x86_64
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ac168c3a4e053a8b0233f5d00861c49310aea2a565679f14d7e8b81604bf73bb
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f1be0051bd5f19687c2b06aea75fc64e002b1f507da7f0f09279b45eb85a5675
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 89390343df6f814f381cb87bbc4e35a7259c5f61d2c6c590763130cfdc530d7d
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b0cd6f179a3034b450dddfa5028077e178a72a4dfb8f08862fb50267224784cf
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 983049e587d741d959c0a52fea9507ad4a5db782566d6f83083b710a3cde956d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 0362c3ce91c7d87d27fc0e3a4133ba31c205f7be370d2d426e5d7a57832ad723
aarch64
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: b1b54278198dcaf5fe6b648924a38cc40a609438f037255caf07e258d194ed7a
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: e5688f9105c6cd532a1a14a23a944a67ff7868f96efb8abf97bd2c4640321f58
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-24.el8_7.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: c58944fe400b4af48ab0dab2fbe0e8197bf14922bc63b37b99ec7f88c5625cc1
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-24.el8_7.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: aeeaf0210cc3b465646192f45470ae98c716a346fc506f04e22f0c7937457703
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: e5a968ff25a143ec2608da4bee9336189e4283800c3ecdc818012c8dd1455bd1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.8

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 0362c3ce91c7d87d27fc0e3a4133ba31c205f7be370d2d426e5d7a57832ad723
aarch64
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: b1b54278198dcaf5fe6b648924a38cc40a609438f037255caf07e258d194ed7a
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: e5688f9105c6cd532a1a14a23a944a67ff7868f96efb8abf97bd2c4640321f58
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-24.el8_7.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: c58944fe400b4af48ab0dab2fbe0e8197bf14922bc63b37b99ec7f88c5625cc1
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-24.el8_7.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: aeeaf0210cc3b465646192f45470ae98c716a346fc506f04e22f0c7937457703
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: e5a968ff25a143ec2608da4bee9336189e4283800c3ecdc818012c8dd1455bd1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 0362c3ce91c7d87d27fc0e3a4133ba31c205f7be370d2d426e5d7a57832ad723
ppc64le
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e05b1eabe06727a97f372ddf00b0cde398800b5b0eab958cc71f12478687a5f6
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: adef0e09973902a180999c861124f867f6016371a33b83ad1f3137e66acba6b6
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: f3deaef052a65f8a74153bf6e34eacfdf3c5d0675bc64df515ac3cd3dd41ac8d
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: dabcf90bfa998de0621537c8af4a2cb8c42d08e47183b70b7f8acf3c2b2aaff6
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 57de851b39a86d141ea312890cb6a8679ff2377514f5ffb6592c4200b4541080

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8

SRPM
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 0362c3ce91c7d87d27fc0e3a4133ba31c205f7be370d2d426e5d7a57832ad723
x86_64
dnsmasq-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ac168c3a4e053a8b0233f5d00861c49310aea2a565679f14d7e8b81604bf73bb
dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f1be0051bd5f19687c2b06aea75fc64e002b1f507da7f0f09279b45eb85a5675
dnsmasq-debugsource-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 89390343df6f814f381cb87bbc4e35a7259c5f61d2c6c590763130cfdc530d7d
dnsmasq-utils-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b0cd6f179a3034b450dddfa5028077e178a72a4dfb8f08862fb50267224784cf
dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.79-24.el8_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 983049e587d741d959c0a52fea9507ad4a5db782566d6f83083b710a3cde956d

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