GHSA-68qg-cgxp-wxcf

GHSA-68qg-cgxp-wxcf PUBLISHED CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022

The tcp_request function in Dnsmasq before 2.73rc4 does not properly handle the return value of the setup_reply function, which allows remote attackers to read process memory and cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a malformed DNS request.

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

8.699999809265137

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Timeline

May 14, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-68qg-cgxp-wxcf

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