CVE-2023-49441

dnsmasq: dnsmasq 2.9 is vulnerable to Integer Overflow via forward_query.

CVE-2023-49441 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by dnsmasq 2.90-0ubuntu0.20.04.1, released June 6, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0066
51st percentile

dnsmasq 2.9 is vulnerable to Integer Overflow via forward_query.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
dnsmasq · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 2.90-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49441 Jun 6, 2024
dnsmasq · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2.90-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49441 Jun 6, 2024
dnsmasq · Debian 14 2.90-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49441 Jun 6, 2024
dnsmasq · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 dnsmasq 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 Jan 16, 2026
dnsmasq · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.90-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 dnsmasq 2.90-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jun 6, 2024
dnsmasq · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.90-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 dnsmasq 2.90-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Jan 16, 2026
dnsmasq-base · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 dnsmasq-base 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 Jan 16, 2026
dnsmasq-base · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.90-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 dnsmasq-base 2.90-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jun 6, 2024
dnsmasq-base · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.90-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 dnsmasq-base 2.90-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Jan 16, 2026
dnsmasq-base-lua · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 dnsmasq-base-lua 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 Jan 16, 2026
dnsmasq-base-lua · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.90-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 dnsmasq-base-lua 2.90-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jun 6, 2024
dnsmasq-base-lua · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.90-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 dnsmasq-base-lua 2.90-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Jan 16, 2026
dnsmasq-utils · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 dnsmasq-utils 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 Jan 16, 2026
dnsmasq-utils · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.90-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 dnsmasq-utils 2.90-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jun 6, 2024
dnsmasq-utils · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.90-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 dnsmasq-utils 2.90-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Jan 16, 2026

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