7.3
/ 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-2291
Source
certcc
Published
May 11, 2026 at 16:47
Modified
May 13, 2026 at 12:45
Affected Product
Vendor
dnsmasq
Product
dnsmasq
Version
2.92rel2
Affected Versions
dnsmasq dnsmasq 2.92rel2