A single-byte, non-arbitrary write/use-after-free flaw was found in dnsmasq. This flaw allows an attacker who sends a crafted packet processed by dnsmasq, potentially causing a denial of service.
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory “belongs” to the code that operates on the new pointer.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dnsmasq | Thekelleys | * | 2.87 (excluding) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | dnsmasq-0:2.79-24.el8 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support | RedHat | dnsmasq-0:2.79-21.el8_6.5 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | RedHat | dnsmasq-0:2.85-5.el9 | * |
| Dnsmasq | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Dnsmasq | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Dnsmasq | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Dnsmasq | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Dnsmasq | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Dnsmasq | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Dnsmasq | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Dnsmasq | Ubuntu | impish | * |
| Dnsmasq | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Dnsmasq | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Dnsmasq | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Dnsmasq | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Dnsmasq | Ubuntu | xenial | * |