- Issued:
- 2026-04-07
- Updated:
- 2026-04-07
RHBA-2026:6833 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
dnsmasq bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An update for dnsmasq is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Description
The dnsmasq packages contain Dnsmasq, a lightweight DNS (Domain Name Server) forwarder and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
- image mode: dnsmasq[17800]: cannot open or create lease file /var/lib/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.leases: [rhel-9] (JIRA:RHEL-135305)
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9 aarch64
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| dnsmasq-2.85-18.el9_7.src.rpm | SHA-256: a3a27a1e6c7b15b53566ede1b7791be05ac99cda900a2c21eaa5540b553ec4f2 |
| x86_64 | |
| dnsmasq-2.85-18.el9_7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4613fd9976e9ccee6729244309de8bf2db9bfa00368ccd8c2842dc83719c26f7 |
| dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.85-18.el9_7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 7d05a5ad045a1660d800b7a27ad72d843dfbd7aeaba51365deb38996a5c173b0 |
| dnsmasq-debugsource-2.85-18.el9_7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 949d3d09da79762d110758843f97dd5c77d1317e815813cc1622dbd85a12a5e5 |
| dnsmasq-utils-2.85-18.el9_7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5826abd7f4e526f367c46364843530ecfea94d338fb1ffae624dc657ba74c493 |
| dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.85-18.el9_7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 39facc2f39b3dc2f7dbae56ab66c379019d142f46997ea05ea6a74ccae3accee |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| dnsmasq-2.85-18.el9_7.src.rpm | SHA-256: a3a27a1e6c7b15b53566ede1b7791be05ac99cda900a2c21eaa5540b553ec4f2 |
| s390x | |
| dnsmasq-2.85-18.el9_7.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 05f0f7c1ddbb305d89755924838ee6320490270612627c6d7517da802f1d28db |
| dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.85-18.el9_7.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: ac857d1ac13f71df78757ebf175018bbfef3359c4f2295ce3e1c07afc5327a54 |
| dnsmasq-debugsource-2.85-18.el9_7.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 91a7130520791c2b1ad46a44f4a072fbf6e13c4fe7b57e4bc39b9b1adcf998b5 |
| dnsmasq-utils-2.85-18.el9_7.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: b2cae2aac6b3e28be2d2415134ad5db86b0e2cee43b9ba8517a8791d68e4a5a9 |
| dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.85-18.el9_7.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 759545d0a21407e0326f5991a08ae51ad8ad15aa56b80e084a24d2bcc730b6cc |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| dnsmasq-2.85-18.el9_7.src.rpm | SHA-256: a3a27a1e6c7b15b53566ede1b7791be05ac99cda900a2c21eaa5540b553ec4f2 |
| ppc64le | |
| dnsmasq-2.85-18.el9_7.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: fcc3aa5abc72d57e67946bdbf9ecbfa43b7249db0219643a5af0dd12e4e28abc |
| dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.85-18.el9_7.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 954ce461b3cb6b61672ce3ad1e9cac5da12d8f1ea53156fc40abb4cdc0636d08 |
| dnsmasq-debugsource-2.85-18.el9_7.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: a997fbb9543a8b50fef1906d34d51b6aa4812126f87ab49d6407eb612fa1e6d8 |
| dnsmasq-utils-2.85-18.el9_7.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 8675bf07578080ef2adaf60e7d52669d765167a045f3c8957d12f9b62ef680ae |
| dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.85-18.el9_7.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: a9a617902a7f3d8b2703428b1136dd8cd5fac183e65e06b6815c0efe2b9af414 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| dnsmasq-2.85-18.el9_7.src.rpm | SHA-256: a3a27a1e6c7b15b53566ede1b7791be05ac99cda900a2c21eaa5540b553ec4f2 |
| aarch64 | |
| dnsmasq-2.85-18.el9_7.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: c06a30f0f9a89e845328e4ce4aa56ce4579d5b3c0e752ae417d820935654de06 |
| dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.85-18.el9_7.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 4218799638f5a709b780de8d08e0a071e8a185acef8fe27079990fbef3924c89 |
| dnsmasq-debugsource-2.85-18.el9_7.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 37e5c405c789852f1cb5c2ca253c58763a3f5b4eac0db9037760839957d5c468 |
| dnsmasq-utils-2.85-18.el9_7.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 5447c54f21e8a8984b72603d6ed7ba548fe745494f5f01454bb74c6ab617613d |
| dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.85-18.el9_7.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 3e4e55099088b91b04954739127106c935b451944cec45d216d65fd00953ec31 |
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