6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-53922
odhcpd: pre-auth remote DoS via size_t underflow in dhcpv6_ia_handle_IAs (stack BOF, canary-terminated)
Description

odhcpd is the DHCPv6, DHCPv4, and router-advertisement server used by OpenWrt. In commit cfddd56 and earlier, an unauthenticated host on the same link can first obtain two bindings through normal DHCPv6 SOLICIT and REQUEST exchanges and then send a crafted RENEW containing multiple IA_NA options. An earlier matched IA consumes most of the response buffer, an unmatched IA causes the build_ia() status branch to write and return a NOBINDING response larger than the remaining space, and a subsequent matched IA is processed after dhcpv6_ia_handle_IAs() subtracts that over-return from an unsigned size_t. The resulting underflow disables subsequent length checks and permits attacker-controlled IA_ADDR serialization beyond the 512-byte stack buffer pdbuf in handle_client_request(). The stack canary terminates odhcpd, and sustained packets can repeatedly disrupt DHCPv6 service while procd respawns the process. The observed configuration does not establish code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 12, 2026, 10:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 12, 2026, 10:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openwrt openwrt
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Apply the vendor patch to fix memory corruption in DHCPv6 processing.
  • Update odhcpd to a version incorporating the fix.
  • Restart the odhcpd service.
  • Monitor DHCPv6 service stability.
  • Validate the patch deployment.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description odhcpd is the DHCPv6, DHCPv4, and router-advertisement server used by OpenWrt. In commit cfddd56 and earlier, an unauthenticated host on the same link can first obtain two bindings through normal DHCPv6 SOLICIT and REQUEST exchanges and then send a crafted RENEW containing multiple IA_NA options. An earlier matched IA consumes most of the response buffer, an unmatched IA causes the build_ia() status branch to write and return a NOBINDING response larger than the remaining space, and a subsequent matched IA is processed after dhcpv6_ia_handle_IAs() subtracts that over-return from an unsigned size_t. The resulting underflow disables subsequent length checks and permits attacker-controlled IA_ADDR serialization beyond the 512-byte stack buffer pdbuf in handle_client_request(). The stack canary terminates odhcpd, and sustained packets can repeatedly disrupt DHCPv6 service while procd respawns the process. The observed configuration does not establish code execution.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-191
    Added CWE CWE-121
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53922.json">CVE-2026-53922</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/openwrt/odhcpd/commit/c6792bac3905d4bf726d914e9994f6d4b98c5b57
    Added Reference https://github.com/openwrt/odhcpd/commit/d08dbcc527cb8f296cd132c1e5bca696e77095b8
    Added Reference https://github.com/openwrt/odhcpd/commit/d168c27fb6a55a07ac4c888e09ff2f41e263d7b7
    Added Reference https://github.com/openwrt/odhcpd/commit/d329a15413387027453644cd363dca06ade28328
    Added Reference https://github.com/openwrt/odhcpd/security/advisories/GHSA-7hcw-g2jh-pqv5
    Added Reference https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/releases/tag/v25.12.5
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