cve-2026-5172
HIGH CVSS 7.5 csaf_redhat
Description
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Timeline
- Published
- 2026-05-09 00:00 UTC
- Last Modified
- 2026-09-01
CVSS Details
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Affected Products
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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Linked Vulnerabilities
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}
],
"title": "dnsmasq: extract_addresses() OOB read via malformed rdlen"
}
]
}