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CVE-2026-12969

CVSS 3.1
5.3 medium
EPSS
<1%p33
Published
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Modified
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Description · NVD

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in dnsmasq's find_soa() function in src/rfc1035.c. When parsing NS section records, extract_name() is called with extrabytes=0, failing to validate that 10 additional bytes exist for fixed-length DNS record fields. A remote attacker controlling a DNS zone can exploit this via a crafted NXDOMAIN response to cause a 10-byte heap out-of-bounds read, potentially accessing stale data from prior transactions.

Vendors
redhatthekelleys
Products
enterprise linux, dnsmasq
Weakness
CWE-125
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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