CVE-2026-13002
MEDIUM
4,4
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: high
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Description
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A flow has been identified into dnssec.c library, causing an infinite loop to dnsmasq service. An attacker who controls any DNSSEC-signed zone can hang the dnsmasq process with a single crafted response, killing all DNS resolution for its clients.
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Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu)
Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Dos: Amplification
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13002
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2486360