Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-93006
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-93006 | 29 Oct 202612:55 | – | circl | |
| DNSmasq resource management error vulnerability | 29 Oct 202600:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2026-93006 | 29 Oct 202612:47 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-93006 Dnsmasq: dnsmasq: tftp prefetch cache keyed on stale heap pointer serves wrong file content | 29 Oct 202612:47 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2026-93006 | 30 Oct 202600:41 | – | debiancve | |
| EUVD-2026-112791 | 29 Oct 202612:47 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2026-93006 | 29 Oct 202612:47 | – | mend | |
| Dnsmasq: dnsmasq: tftp prefetch cache keyed on stale heap pointer serves wrong file content | 3 Nov 202609:05 | – | mscve | |
| CVE-2026-93006 | 29 Oct 202613:17 | – | nvd | |
| AZL-112415 CVE-2026-93006 affecting package dnsmasq 2.93-1 | 29 Oct 202613:17 | – | osv_azl |
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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- A flaw was found in dnsmasq. The TFTP server can serve the wrong file contents because a recently used
transfer cache is not invalidated when a transfer finishes. An attacker on the local network who can
request a TFTP file may cause a later client to receive previously cached data instead of the requested
file. In PXE network-boot environments this can substitute attacker-chosen boot content for a victim
machine. (CVE-2026-93006)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:8");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:dnsmasq");
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script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
script_require_ports("Host/OS/CentOS Linux-7", "Host/OS/CentOS Linux-8", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-14", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-14.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-20.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-22.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-24.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-26.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-26.10");
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"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
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"release": "12",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "dnsmasq"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-base"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-base-lua"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-utils"}
]
}
]
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"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "13",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "dnsmasq"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-base"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-base-lua"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-utils"}
]
}
]
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"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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{
"release": "14",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "dnsmasq"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-base"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-base-lua"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-utils"}
]
}
]
},
"Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
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"release": "18.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "dnsmasq"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-base"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-base-lua"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-utils"}
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}
]
},
"Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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{
"release": "20.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "dnsmasq"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-base"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-base-lua"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-utils"}
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"Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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"release": "22.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "dnsmasq"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-base"},
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"pkgs": [
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{"reference": "dnsmasq-utils"}
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"package_manager": "rpm-list",
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"release": "8",
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"release": "8",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "dnsmasq"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-utils"}
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"package_manager": "rpm-list",
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"release": "9",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "dnsmasq"},
{"reference": "dnsmasq-utils"}
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var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
var vendor;
foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
}
}
}
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);
if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_NOTE,
extra : report
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}
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