QID 710096

Date Published: 2021-08-31

QID 710096: Gentoo Linux Dnsmasq DNS cache poisoning vulnerability (GLSA 202105-20)

Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution

Use of insufficient randomness in Dnsmasq might lead to DNS Cache Poisoning.

Affected Package(s): net-dns/dnsmasq


Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Malicious users could use this vulnerability to change partial contents or configuration on the system. Additionally this vulnerability can also be used to cause a limited denial of service in the form of interruptions in resource availability.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
  • Solution
    The Vendor has released security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit GLSA 202105-20 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 710096

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GLSA 202105-20 Gentoo URL Logo security.gentoo.org//glsa/202105-20