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MiracleLinux 8 : dnsmasq-2.79-13.el8.1 (AXSA:2021-1363:03)

high Nessus Plugin ID 291655

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2021-1363:03 advisory.

 * dnsmasq: heap-based buffer overflow in sort_rrset() when DNSSEC is enabled (CVE-2020-25681)
 * dnsmasq: buffer overflow in extract_name() due to missing length check when DNSSEC is enabled (CVE-2020-25682)
 * dnsmasq: heap-based buffer overflow with large memcpy in get_rdata() when DNSSEC is enabled (CVE-2020-25683)
 * dnsmasq: loose address/port check in reply_query() makes forging replies easier for an off-path attacker (CVE-2020-25684)
 * dnsmasq: loose query name check in reply_query() makes forging replies easier for an off-path attacker (CVE-2020-25685)
 * dnsmasq: multiple queries forwarded for the same name makes forging replies easier for an off-path attacker (CVE-2020-25686)
 * dnsmasq: heap-based buffer overflow with large memcpy in sort_rrset() when DNSSEC is enabled (CVE-2020-25687)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected dnsmasq and / or dnsmasq-utils packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/12545

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 291655

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2021-1363.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/19/2026

Updated: 1/19/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25682

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:dnsmasq, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:dnsmasq-utils

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/2/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-25681, CVE-2020-25682, CVE-2020-25683, CVE-2020-25684, CVE-2020-25685, CVE-2020-25686, CVE-2020-25687