QID 690442

Date Published: 2021-11-24

QID 690442: Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for dnsmasq (5b5cf6e5-5b51-11eb-95ac-7f9491278677)

FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms.

FreeBSD has released a security update.
Affected versions:

Version range 0.0.0 to 2.83 for package dnsmasq
Version range 0.0.0 to 2.83 for package dnsmasq-devel

QID Detection Logic: (Authenticated)
It checks package versions to check for the vulnerable packages.

Successful exploitation allows attacker to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 8.3 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to FreeBSD security advisory 5b5cf6e5-5b51-11eb-95ac-7f9491278677 for updates and patch information
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    5b5cf6e5-5b51-11eb-95ac-7f9491278677 "FreeBSD" URL Logo vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/5b5cf6e5-5b51-11eb-95ac-7f9491278677.html