USN-6657-2: dnsmasq Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 24-04-2024Last modified 25-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-6657-2 is a vulnerability in dnsmasq Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 3 · Downstream 0 · Related 3
CVE-2023-28450CVE-2023-50387CVE-2023-50868

Timeline

  1. 24-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

dnsmasq vulnerabilities USN-6657-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Dnsmasq. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Elias Heftrig, Haya Schulmann, Niklas Vogel, and Michael Waidner discovered that Dnsmasq icorrectly handled validating DNSSEC messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-50387) It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled preparing an NSEC3 closest encloser proof. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-50868) It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly set the maximum EDNS.0 UDP packet size as required by DNS Flag Day 2020. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-28450)

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Public exploits

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Weaknesses

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • dnsmasq< 2.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1 | < 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1

1 vendor · 1 product

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