Description: CVE-2026-2291: dnsmasqs extract_name() function can be abused to cause a heap buffer overflow, allowing an attacker to inject false DNS cache entries, which could result in DNS lookups to redirect to an attacker-controlled IP address, or to cause a DoS. CVE-2026-4890: A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the DNSSEC validation of dnsmasq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS packet. CVE-2026-4891: A heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the DNSSEC validation of dnsmasq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS packet. CVE-2026-4892: A heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the DHCPv6 implementation of dnsmasq allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a crafted DHCPv6 packet. CVE-2026-4893: An information disclosure vulnerability in dnsmasq allows remote attackers to bypass source checks via a crafted DNS packet with RFC 787...
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35520
- https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-2291
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-4890
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-4891
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-4892
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-4893
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-5172
- 9/core/dnsmasq-2.92rel2-1.mga9
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