SUSE-SU-2026:1934-1: important: Security update for dnsmasq

SLE-UPDATES null at suse.de
Mon May 18 12:34:00 UTC 2026


# Security update for dnsmasq

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1934-1  
Release Date: 2026-05-18T07:40:18Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1247812
  * bsc#1257934
  * bsc#1258251
  * bsc#1262487
  * bsc#1265001
  * bsc#1265002
  * bsc#1265003
  * bsc#1265004
  * bsc#1265006
  * jsc#PED-266

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-2291
  * CVE-2026-4890
  * CVE-2026-4891
  * CVE-2026-4892
  * CVE-2026-4893
  * CVE-2026-5172
  * CVE-2026-6507

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-2291 ( SUSE ):  9.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-2291 ( SUSE ):  8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-2291 ( NVD ):  7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-4890 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-4890 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-4891 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-4891 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-4892 ( SUSE ):  8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-4892 ( NVD ):  8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-4893 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-4893 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2026-5172 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-5172 ( NVD ):  7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-6507 ( SUSE ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-6507 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-6507 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

  
  
An update that solves seven vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has two
security fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for dnsmasq fixes the following issues

Security issues:

  * CVE-2026-4890: DoS vulnerability in the DNSSEC validation (bsc#1265001).
  * CVE-2026-4891: heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the DNSSEC
    validation (bsc#1265002).
  * CVE-2026-4892: heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the DHCPv6
    implementation (bsc#1265003).
  * CVE-2026-4893: information disclosure vulnerability in dnsmasq allows remote
    attackers to bypass source checks (bsc#1265004).
  * CVE-2026-5172: buffer overflow in dnsmasq's extract_addresses() function
    (bsc#1265006).
  * CVE-2026-6507: out-of-bounds write in DHCP BOOTREPLY processing can lead to
    denial of service (bsc#1262487).

Non security issues:

  * Updated to security release 2.92rel2.
  * aardvark-dns upstream tests make dnsmasq dump core (bsc#1247812).
  * Drop rcFOO symlinks for CODE16 (jsc#PED-266).
  * libnettle: update to 4.0 breaks dnsmasq and gnutls (bsc#1257934).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-1934=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2026-1934=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2026-1934=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-1934=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1934=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-1934=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-1934=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-1934=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-1934=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-1934=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-1934=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-1934=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-1934=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-1934=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-1934=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-1934=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-1934=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-utils-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * dnsmasq-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1
    * dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.92rel2-150400.16.12.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2291.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4890.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4891.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4892.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4893.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5172.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6507.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247812
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257934
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258251
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262487
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265001
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265002
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265003
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265004
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265006
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-266

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/attachments/20260518/5e3a0d68/attachment.htm>


More information about the sle-updates mailing list