vulnerability
SUSE: CVE-2026-2291: SUSE Linux Security Advisory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 13, 2026 | May 13, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 13, 2026
Added
May 13, 2026
Modified
May 14, 2026
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.
Solutions
suse-upgrade-dnsmasqsuse-upgrade-dnsmasq-utils
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