CVE-2026-6507

HIGH

7.5

Description

A flaw was found in dnsmasq. A remote attacker could exploit an out-of-bounds write vulnerability by sending a specially crafted BOOTREPLY (Bootstrap Protocol Reply) packet to a dnsmasq server configured with the `--dhcp-split-relay` option. This can lead to memory corruption, causing the dnsmasq daemon to crash and resulting in a denial of service (DoS).

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/17/2026

Last Modified4/17/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6507(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459181(secalert@redhat.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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