> CVE-2026-2291

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PUBLISHED
2026-05-11 18:16
MODIFIED
2026-05-11 18:16
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
0.61%
Top 51.4%
DATA SOURCES:
NVD 🔗 2026-05-11 FIRST EPSS 🔗 2026-10-25 OSV 🔗 2026-09-20 MSRC 🔗 2026-11-02

> 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.

> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS

ℹ️ Aucun produit affecté n'a encore été publié par NVD pour cette CVE.

> RED HAT SECURITY ADVISORIES

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> OSV (GOOGLE OPEN SOURCE VULNERABILITIES)

CVE-2026-2291

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
Unknown / Unknown
122 versions affected

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
11/05/2026 18:16
Source: NVD
Total des modifications: 0 Dernière mise à jour: 5 months ago

> REFERENCES

https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/471747
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2291.html
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