Packages
- smartdns - local DNS server to obtain the fastest IP for the best experience
Details
It was discovered that SmartDNS did not correctly align certain objects in
memory, leading to undefined behaviour. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-24198, CVE-2024-24199)
It was discovered that SmartDNS did not correctly handle certain inputs,
which could lead to an integer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2024-42643)
It was discovered that SmartDNS did not correctly align certain objects in
memory, leading to undefined behaviour. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-24198, CVE-2024-24199)
It was discovered that SmartDNS did not correctly handle certain inputs,
which could lead to an integer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2024-42643)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.10 oracular | smartdns – 46+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 24.04 noble | smartdns – 45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 22.04 jammy | smartdns – 35+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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