dnsmasqs extract_name() function can be abused to cause a heap buffer overflow, allowing an...
Summary
Vulnerability reported (CVE-2026-2291). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-2291 has been found.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "CVE-2026-2291" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-2291 — CVSS v3 7.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) has been reported.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで影響コンポーネントを特定する。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2026-2291 dnsmasq Fixed in: 2.91-r1
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-2291 dnsmasq Fixed in: 2.90-r1
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2291 dnsmasq Fixed in: 2.85-1+deb11u2
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2291 dnsmasq Fixed in: 2.68-1ubuntu0.2+esm5
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- JVN JVNDB-2026-016979
- patch github.com
- patch github.com
- web thekelleys.org.uk
- web kb.cert.org
- web suse.com
- web github.com
- web lists.thekelleys.org.uk
- web thekelleys.org.uk
- web github.com
- web thekelleys.org.uk
- web openwall.com