A vulnerability was found in dnsmasq before version 2.81, where the memory leak allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving DHCP response creation.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
3.7 low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 85% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)