ALSA-2026:19373

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Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:19373.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2026:19373
Related
Published
2026-05-19T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-05-26T16:00:29.808737502Z
Summary
Important: dnsmasq security update
Details

The dnsmasq packages contain Dnsmasq, a lightweight DNS (Domain Name Server) forwarder and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

Security Fix(es):

  • dnsmasq: dnsmasq: heap buffer overflow in cache via NAME_ESCAPE expansion (CVE-2026-2291)
  • dnsmasq: NSEC bitmap parsing infinite loop (CVE-2026-4890)
  • dnsmasq: RRSIG rdlen underflow leading to heap OOB read (CVE-2026-4891)
  • dnsmasq: DHCPv6 CLID buffer overflow in helper process (CVE-2026-4892)
  • dnsmasq: Broken ECS source validation bypass (CVE-2026-4893)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:9 / dnsmasq

Package

Name
dnsmasq
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/dnsmasq

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.85-18.el9_8.1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:19373.json"

AlmaLinux:9 / dnsmasq-utils

Package

Name
dnsmasq-utils
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/dnsmasq-utils

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.85-18.el9_8.1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:19373.json"