Dnsmasq vulnerabilities
We track 5 vulnerabilities in Dnsmasq products. 5 are rated high or critical, and none are known to be exploited. The most recent was published on May 11, 2026.
Latest Dnsmasq vulnerabilities
- 7.5 High severity
dnsmasq: Out-of-bounds Read
A buffer overflow in dnsmasq’s extract_addresses() function allows an attacker to trigger a heap out-of-bounds read and crash by exploiting a malformed DNS response, enabling extract_name() to advance the pointer past the record’s end.
- 8.8 High severity
dnsmasq: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the DHCPv6 implementation of dnsmasq allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a crafted DHCPv6 packet.
- 7.5 High severity
dnsmasq: Out-of-bounds Read
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.
- 7.5 High severity
dnsmasq: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the DNSSEC validation of dnsmasq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS packet.
- 7.5 High severity
dnsmasq: Use After Free
A single-byte, non-arbitrary write/use-after-free flaw was found in dnsmasq. This flaw allows an attacker who sends a crafted packet processed by dnsmasq, potentially causing a denial of service.