Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-86763.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-86763
Upstream
Published
2026-05-11T18:16:31Z
Modified
2026-08-30T05:26:50Z
Summary
CVE-2026-2291 affecting package dnsmasq for versions less than 2.92-1
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / dnsmasq

Package

Name
dnsmasq
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/dnsmasq

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.92-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-86763.json"