High severity · published May 4, 2026
CVE-2026-29004
BusyBox DHCPv6 Client Heap Buffer Overflow via DNS_SERVERS
8.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
BusyBox before commit 42202bf contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the DHCPv6 client (udhcpc6) DNS_SERVERS option handler in networking/udhcp/d6_dhcpc.c that allows network-adjacent attackers to trigger memory corruption by sending a crafted DHCPv6 response with a malformed D6_OPT_DNS_SERVERS option. Attackers can exploit incorrect heap buffer allocation calculations in the option_to_env() function to cause denial of service or achieve arbitrary code execution on embedded systems without heap hardening.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BU
busybox_mirror · vda-linux
before 42202bfb1e6ac51fa995beda8be4d7b654aeee2a · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Hardened Images · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29004
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-29004
busybox.net
https://busybox.net/
github.com
https://github.com/vda-linux/busybox_mirror/commit/42202bfb1e6ac51fa995beda8be4d7b654aeee2a
github.com
https://github.com/vda-linux/busybox_mirror/commit/d368f3f7836d1c2484c8f839316e5c93e76d4409
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/busybox-dhcpv6-client-heap-buffer-overflow-via-dns-servers
y637f9qq2x.com
https://y637f9qq2x.com/posts/busybox-dhcpv6-heap-overflow/
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30652
