Medium severity · published Oct 12, 2026
CVE-2026-53922
odhcpd: pre-auth remote DoS via size_t underflow in dhcpv6_ia_handle_IAs (stack BOF, canary-terminated)
6.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OD
odhcpd · openwrt
< c6792bac3905d4bf726d914e9994f6d4b98c5b57 · source: vendor
OP
openwrt · openwrt
< 25.12.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53922
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53922
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/openwrt/odhcpd/security/advisories/GHSA-7hcw-g2jh-pqv5
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/openwrt/odhcpd/commit/c6792bac3905d4bf726d914e9994f6d4b98c5b57
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/openwrt/odhcpd/commit/d08dbcc527cb8f296cd132c1e5bca696e77095b8
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/openwrt/odhcpd/commit/d168c27fb6a55a07ac4c888e09ff2f41e263d7b7
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/openwrt/odhcpd/commit/d329a15413387027453644cd363dca06ade28328
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/releases/tag/v25.12.5
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