PT-2026-39702 · Dnsmasq+2 · Dnsmasq+2
Hugo Martinez
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Published
2026-05-11
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Updated
2026-06-18
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CVE-2026-5172
CVSS v3.1
7.5
High
| Vector | AV: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 buffer overflow in the
extract addresses() function allows an attacker to trigger a heap out-of-bounds read and cause a crash. This occurs when a malformed DNS response is processed, enabling the extract name() function to advance the pointer beyond the end of the record.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Out of bounds Read
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Ubuntu
Dnsmasq