RHEL: non-interactive dnsmasq stuck consuming 100% CPU

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

The dnsmasq daemon is stuck using 100% CPU when started or restarted via Satellite or some non-interactive process.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • dnsmasq version dnsmasq-2.48-14.el6.x86_64

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