Executive Summary

A remote attacker can trigger an infinite loop in dnsmasq's DNSSEC NSEC/NSEC3 type bitmap processing, causing a denial‑of‑service. No authentication is required. CVSS score 7.5. CVE-2026-4890.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: Zero Day Initiative - Published Date: 2026-08-13T05:00:00+00:00 - Category: cves

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