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.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6264-1 dnsmasq security update
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Weaknesses CWE-122
CWE-20

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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.
Title CVE-2026-2291
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T19:59:05.194Z

Reserved: 2026-02-10T15:41:17.169Z

Link: CVE-2026-2291

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-11T18:16:31.363

Modified: 2026-05-11T21:18:59.623

Link: CVE-2026-2291

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Updated: 2026-05-11T19:00:13Z

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