Dnsmasq · Dnsmasq · CVE-2026-2291
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
dnsmasq (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
The `extract name()` function can be abused to cause a heap buffer overflow, a condition where data exceeds the allocated memory buffer on the heap. This allows an attacker to inject false DNS cache entries, potentially redirecting DNS lookups to an attacker-controlled IP address or causing a Denial of Service (DoS).
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.