> USN-8542-1: Dnsmasq vulnerabilities
[DATE: 14/07/2026 17:43]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
Yiwei Hou discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled logging of DS or
DNSKEY. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2026-12725)
It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly validated the length of
fixed-length DNS record fields when parsing NS section records. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to read out of
bounds, possibly exposing sensitive information. (CVE-2026-12969)