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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5172

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

A buffer overflow in dnsmasq’s extract_addresses() function allows an attacker to trigger a heap out-of-bounds read and crash by exploiting a malformed DNS response, enabling extract_name() to advance the pointer past the record’s end.

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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5172

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Security context

Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5172

dnsmasq

Source reference: /affected/0/package/name

Affected versions
2.89-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

2.90-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

2.90-2

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

2.90-3

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

2.90-4~deb12u1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

Fixed versions
2.90-4~deb12u2

Source reference: /affected/0/ranges

Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

dnsmasq

Source reference: /affected/1/package/name

Affected versions
2.91-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

Fixed versions
2.91-1+deb13u1

Source reference: /affected/1/ranges

Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

dnsmasq

Source reference: /affected/2/package/name

Affected versions
2.91-1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

2.92-1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

2.92-1+exp1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

2.92-1~exp1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

2.92-2

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

2.92-3

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

2.92-4

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

2.92~rc1-1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

2.92~rc3-1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

Fixed versions
2.92-5

Source reference: /affected/2/ranges

Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "2.90-4~deb12u2"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "dnsmasq",
      "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/dnsmasq?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
      "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
    },
    "versions": [
      "2.89-1",
      "2.90-1",
      "2.90-2",
      "2.90-3",
      "2.90-4~deb12u1"
    ],
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5172.json"
    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "urgency": "not yet assigned"
    }
  },
  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "2.91-1+deb13u1"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "dnsmasq",
      "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/dnsmasq?arch=source&distro=trixie",
      "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
    },
    "versions": [
      "2.91-1"
    ],
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5172.json"
    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "urgency": "not yet assigned"
    }
  },
  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "2.92-5"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "dnsmasq",
      "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/dnsmasq?arch=source&distro=forky",
      "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
    },
    "versions": [
      "2.91-1",
      "2.92-1",
      "2.92-1+exp1",
      "2.92-1~exp1",
      "2.92-2",
      "2.92-3",
      "2.92-4",
      "2.92~rc1-1",
      "2.92~rc3-1"
    ],
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5172.json"
    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "urgency": "not yet assigned"
    }
  }
]

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