{"id":"ALSA-2024:1335","summary":"Important: dnsmasq security update","details":"The dnsmasq packages contain Dnsmasq, a lightweight DNS (Domain Name Server) forwarder and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* dnsmasq: bind9: KeyTrap - Extreme CPU consumption in DNSSEC validator (CVE-2023-50387)\n* dnsmasq: bind9: Preparing an NSEC3 closest encloser proof can exhaust CPU resources (CVE-2023-50868)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.","modified":"2026-02-04T03:21:32.432319Z","published":"2024-03-14T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2023-50387","CVE-2023-50868"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1335"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50387"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50868"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2263914"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2263917"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-1335.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dnsmasq","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dnsmasq"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.79-31.el8_9.2"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2024:1335.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dnsmasq-utils","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/dnsmasq-utils"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.79-31.el8_9.2"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2024:1335.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}