What is GHSA-gf7x-hg8h-x3gf?

GHSA-gf7x-hg8h-x3gf is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. A flow has been identified into dnssec.c library, causing an infinite loop to dnsmasq service. An...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-gf7x-hg8h-x3gf cover?

GHSA-gf7x-hg8h-x3gf covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-13002. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-gf7x-hg8h-x3gf?

GHSA-gf7x-hg8h-x3gf has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-gf7x-hg8h-x3gfMediumCVSS 4.4

A flow has been identified into dnssec.c library, causing an infinite loop to dnsmasq service. An...

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GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 14, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-13002 →

📋 Description

A flow has been identified into dnssec.c library, causing an infinite loop to dnsmasq service. An attacker who controls any DNSSEC-signed zone can hang the dnsmasq process with a single crafted response, killing all DNS resolution for its clients.

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13002
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13002
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2486360
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gf7x-hg8h-x3gf