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Posted on 11 May 2026
Debian Security Advisory- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-6264-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
May 11, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : dnsmasq
CVE ID : CVE-2026-2291 CVE-2026-4890 CVE-2026-4891
CVE-2026-4892 CVE-2026-4893 CVE-2026-5172
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Dnsmasq, a
lightweight DNS forwarder and DHCP server, which could result in cache
poisoning, bypass of security controls, denial of service or local
privilege escalation.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed
in version 2.90-4~deb12u2.
For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.91-1+deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your dnsmasq packages.
For the detailed security status of dnsmasq please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/dnsmasq
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
