CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-2291
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"dnsmasq","vendor":"dnsmasq","versions":[{"lessThan":"2.92rel2","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":7.3,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"description":"CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound","lang":"en"}
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Source references
8 source assertions{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/20/14"}
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{"url":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/519082"}
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{"url":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/519093"}
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{"url":"https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/releases/tag/v6.6.2"}
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{"url":"https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2026q2/018471.html"}
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{"url":"https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CVE/"}
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{"url":"https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/471747"}
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{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2291.html"}
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