CVE 7.5 HIGH

Dnsmasq: dnsmasq: denial of service due to out-of-bounds write in dhcp bootreply processing_CVE-2026-6507

7.5 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in dnsmasq. A remote attacker could exploit an out-of-bounds write vulnerability by sending a specially crafted BOOTREPLY (Bootstrap Protocol Reply) packet to a dnsmasq server configured with the `--dhcp-split-relay` option. This can lead to memory corruption, causing the dnsmasq daemon to crash and resulting in a denial of service (DoS).

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-6507
Source redhat
Published Apr 17, 2026 at 12:23
Modified Apr 17, 2026 at 12:28

Affected Product

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CWE Classification

References

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