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Re: Questionable CVE's reported against dnsmasq


From: Sebastian Pipping <sebastian () pipping org>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:08:39 +0100

On 10/31/25 11:06, Petr Menšík wrote:
Yes, we do not backport medium or low CVEs always, especially if fixing them in older versions is complicated and requires non-trivial rewriting.

I'd be curious how many users are actually aware of that.
I have a related blog post…

  How much security is in long-term support (LTS)?
https://blog.hartwork.org/posts/how-much-security-is-in-long-term-support/

…from March 2025 with examples.


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