CVE-2026-6507

· NIST NVD ↗

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).

HIGH
CVSS severity
7.5
CVSS base score
2026-04-17
Published

CWE codes

CWE-787

Sources