GHSA-hjxh-hmm9-wcmcHighCVSS 7.3
dnsmasqs extract_name() function can be abused to cause a heap buffer overflow, allowing an...
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
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.
🔗 References (11)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2291
- https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/471747
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2291.html
- https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/519082
- https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/519093
- https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/releases/tag/v6.6.2
- https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2026q2/018471.html
- https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CVE
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/20/14
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hjxh-hmm9-wcmc