Ubuntu Security Notice 3586-1 - Konstantin Orekhov discovered that the DHCP server incorrectly handled a large number of concurrent TCP sessions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It was discovered that the DHCP server incorrectly handled socket descriptors. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed. Continue reading...
