A heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the DNSSEC validation of dnsmasq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS packet.
Medium CVSS 5.3
Summary
A heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the DNSSEC validation of dnsmasq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS packet.
In-depth triage · Auto channel
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Lint boundary warnings (2)
The following non-blocking warnings were raised during the lint phase of this triage (e.g. reference URLs not yet on the allowlist). They do not affect entry usability and are disclosed for transparency (see DR-002).
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REF_URL_NOT_ALLOWLISTEDurl not in allowlist: https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2026q2/018471.html -
REF_URL_NOT_ALLOWLISTEDurl not in allowlist: https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CVE/
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/519082
- https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/519093
- https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/releases/tag/v6.6.2
- https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2026q2/018471.html
- https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CVE/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/471747
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19158
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19373
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20589
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34508
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4891
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458517
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-4891.json
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD