Heap-based Buffer Overflow The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package rhcos  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-RHCOS-17426355
  • published23 Jun 2026
  • disclosed21 Apr 2026

Introduced: 21 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-12725  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Red Hat security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for RHEL:9.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rhcos package and not the rhcos package as distributed by RHEL.

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in dnsmasq. When DNSSEC validation and query logging are both enabled, logging of DS or DNSKEY replies containing unsupported algorithm or digest types can cause dnsmasq to write past the end of an internal logging buffer. A remote attacker able to supply such a DNS response may crash the dnsmasq process, resulting in denial of service.