CVE-2022-0934
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 29, 2022 at 02:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:21 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise LinuxDnsmasq
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A single-byte, non-arbitrary write/use-after-free flaw was found in dnsmasq. This flaw allows an attacker who sends a crafted packet processed by dnsmasq, potentially causing a denial of service.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.87Not-Known
Affected range stops below 2.87, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0934x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2057075x_refsource_MISCMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2022q1/016272.htmlx_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03345ecefeb0d82e3c3a4c28f27c3554f0611b39Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00035.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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