{"id":"MGASA-2018-0427","summary":"Updated dnsmasq packages fix security issue","details":"Updated dnsmasq packages fix a security issue\n\nUpstream dnsmasq run as nobody user which could lead to security issue if\nmultiple services run as this same user.\n\nThis update makes dnsmasq to run as its own user: dnsmasq.\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:26:41.165966Z","published":"2018-11-03T11:55:18Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0427.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22694"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/5WAECSZDCDMVB4SBXYHDEHOH24P6UCHM/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dnsmasq","ecosystem":"Mageia:6","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/dnsmasq?arch=source&distro=mageia-6"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.77-1.5.mga6"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0427.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}