Linux · Ubuntu · Package update · January 16, 2026

dnsmasq-base-lua 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1: dnsmasq-base-lua 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 for Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)

dnsmasq-base-lua 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1, released January 16, 2026, fixes 4 CVEs in dnsmasq-base-lua. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. The product is no longer supported.

High1 publicly disclosedUnsupported product
CVEs closed
4
None rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Highest CVSS
7.5
Base score, 0 to 10
Highest EPSS
0.9999
99th percentile

Priority of the 4 CVEs

Patch now 0 Urgent 0 High 3 Routine 1

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
dnsmasq-base-luaUbuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleCVSSEPSSExploitation
High CVE-2023-50387 MITRE: CVE-2023-50387 DNSSEC verification complexity can be exploited to exhaust CPU resources and stall DNS resolvers7.5 0.9999 Exploitation Less Likely
High CVE-2023-50868 MITRE: CVE-2023-50868 NSEC3 closest encloser proof can exhaust CPU7.5 0.7430 DisclosedExploitation Less Likely
High CVE-2023-49441 dnsmasq: dnsmasq 2.9 is vulnerable to Integer Overflow via forward_query.7.5 0.0066 None reported
Routine CVE-2020-37127 dnsmasq: Dnsmasq-utils 2.79-1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the dhcp_release utility that allows attackers to ca...n/a 0.0021 None reported
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