CVE-2020-14312: A flaw was found in the default configuration of dnsmasq, as shipped with Fedora versions prior to 31 and in all versions Red Hat Enterprise Linux, where it listens on any interface and accepts queries from addresses outside of its local subnet. In particular, the option `local-service` is not enabled. Running dnsmasq in this manner may inadvertently make it an open resolver accessible from any address on the internet. This flaw allows an attacker to conduct a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) against other systems.

Overview

Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.9)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-Aug
Released
2026-08-07
EPSS Score
1.23% (percentile: 66.1%)

Affected Products (1)

Open Source Software

  • azl3 dnsmasq 2.90-1 on Azure Linux 3.0

Revision History

  • 2026-08-07: Information published.