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[slackware-security] dnsmasq (SSA:2026-135-01)

Posted on 16 May 2026
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] dnsmasq (SSA:2026-135-01)

New dnsmasq packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/dnsmasq-2.92rel2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes security issues.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2291
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4890
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4891
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4892
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4893
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5172
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/dnsmasq-2.92rel2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/dnsmasq-2.92rel2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/dnsmasq-2.92rel2-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/dnsmasq-2.92rel2-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
e77ce84d9a6d58d86be55e9e6961168c dnsmasq-2.92rel2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
a4a0df2313f41adc199981f67e663dd1 dnsmasq-2.92rel2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
41edabf663687424da61d5050f3debe4 n/dnsmasq-2.92rel2-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
bebf8a2c09fa5222550cce02ec0913c6 n/dnsmasq-2.92rel2-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg dnsmasq-2.92rel2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Then restart dnsmasq if it is running:
# sh /etc/rc.d/rc.dnsmasq restart


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

 

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