CVE-2026-12969 | dnsmasq NXDOMAIN src/rfc1035.c find_soa out-of-bounds

A vulnerability has been found in dnsmasq and classified as problematic. The impacted element is the function find_soa of the file src/rfc1035.c of the component NXDOMAIN Handler. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read.

This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-12969. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

The affected component should be upgraded.