PT-2026-39698 · Dnsmasq+3 · Dnsmasq+3

Royce M

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Published

2026-05-09

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Updated

2026-06-18

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CVE-2026-4890

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions dnsmasq (affected versions not specified)
Description A Denial of Service (DoS) issue in the DNSSEC validation of dnsmasq allows remote attackers to cause a service disruption by sending a crafted DNS packet.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Infinite Loop

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2026:19158
ALSA-2026:19373
ALSA-2026:20589
CVE-2026-4890
OESA-2026-2435
OESA-2026-2436
OESA-2026-2437
OESA-2026-2438
OESA-2026-2509
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10821-1
RHSA-2026:19158
SUSE-SU-2026:2458-1
USN-8268-1

Affected Products

Linuxmint
Rocky Linux
Ubuntu
Dnsmasq