Description
A flaw was found in dnsmasq. When following a CNAME in a DNS response, the resolver can cache records for the CNAME target without checking that those records belong to the responding server's authorized zone. In split-DNS deployments that send some domains to a specific upstream, an attacker who controls that upstream can inject cache entries for unrelated names. Later clients may then receive attacker-chosen addresses for those names.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ceph Storage 9 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | dnsmasq | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | dnsmasq | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | dnsmasq | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | dnsmasq | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | dnsmasq | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | dnsmasq | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | dnsmasq | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | dnsmasq | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | dnsmasq | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | dnsmasq | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | dnsmasq | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | dnsmasq | 2.93-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12415-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | dnsmasq | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12415-1 dnsmasq-2.93-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 5, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-4256 dnsmasq: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 29, 2026
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-93008 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2536079 issue-tracking