vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-6657-2.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-6657-2",
  "summary": "dnsmasq vulnerabilities",
  "details": "USN-6657-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Dnsmasq. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Elias Heftrig, Haya Schulmann, Niklas Vogel, and Michael Waidner discovered\n that Dnsmasq icorrectly handled validating DNSSEC messages. A remote\n attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to consume\n resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-50387)\n \n It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled preparing an NSEC3\n closest encloser proof. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to\n cause Dnsmasq to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.\n (CVE-2023-50868)\n \n It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly set the maximum EDNS.0 UDP\n packet size as required by DNS Flag Day 2020. This issue only affected\n Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-28450)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28450",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50387",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50868"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2024-04-24T19:55:01Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:19Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "dnsmasq",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dnsmasq@2.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.75-1",
        "2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
        "2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.2",
        "2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.3",
        "2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.4",
        "2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.5",
        "2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.7",
        "2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.8",
        "2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.10",
        "2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.10+esm1",
        "2.79-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1",
        "2.79-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq",
            "binary_version": "2.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq-base",
            "binary_version": "2.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq-base-lua",
            "binary_version": "2.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq-utils",
            "binary_version": "2.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-50387",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-50868",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "dnsmasq",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dnsmasq@2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.78-1",
        "2.78-3",
        "2.79-1",
        "2.79-1ubuntu0.2",
        "2.79-1ubuntu0.3",
        "2.79-1ubuntu0.4",
        "2.79-1ubuntu0.5",
        "2.79-1ubuntu0.6",
        "2.79-1ubuntu0.7"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq",
            "binary_version": "2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq-base",
            "binary_version": "2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq-base-lua",
            "binary_version": "2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq-utils",
            "binary_version": "2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-50387",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-50868",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6657-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-28450"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50387"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50868"
    }
  ]
}