CVE-2026-14258 (GCVE-0-2026-14258)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-01 09:24 – Updated: 2026-07-01 12:20
VLAI
Title
Dhcpcd: dhcpcd infinite loop and out-of-bounds read via zero-length ipv6 nd option in router advertisement handling
Summary
A flaw was found in dhcpcd's IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Router Advertisement processing. A specially crafted IPv6 Router Advertisement containing a zero-length Neighbor Discovery option can bypass validation during packet storage and later be reparsed without adequate validation, causing the parser to enter a non-advancing loop. Successful exploitation may result in excessive CPU consumption, leading to a denial of service.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10     cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
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Date Public
2024-12-01 00:00
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank AISLE Research for reporting this issue.
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