vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-14495: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 2, 2017 | Aug 22, 2024 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 2, 2017
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
Memory leak in dnsmasq before 2.78, when the --add-mac, --add-cpe-id or --add-subnet option is specified, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving DNS response creation.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-dnsmasq
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