CVE-2026-13002

Published Aug 14, 2026

Last updated 6 days ago

Overview

Description
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.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
openshift_container_platform, enterprise_linux

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
4.4
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
0.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-835

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations