CVE-2026-5172

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions dnsmasq (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow in the extract addresses() function allows an attacker to trigger a heap out-of-bounds read and cause a crash. This occurs when a malformed DNS response is processed, enabling the extract name() function to advance the pointer beyond the end of the record.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.