Description
An integer underflow was found in the DHCPv4 packet capture code of wicked. ni_capture_inspect_udp_header() in src/capture.c does not verify that the IP total length field (ip_len) is at least as large as the IP header length (ihl) before subtracting the header length. An unauthenticated attacker on the same network can thereby trigger an out-of-bounds read past the receive buffer in the wicked DHCPv4 client (wickedd-dhcp4), which can crash the daemon depending on the process memory layout. No information disclosure has been demonstrated. This issue affects wicked up to and including version 0.6.80.
Published: 2026-08-27
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Description An integer underflow was found in the DHCPv4 packet capture code of wicked. ni_capture_inspect_udp_header() in src/capture.c does not verify that the IP total length field (ip_len) is at least as large as the IP header length (ihl) before subtracting the header length. An unauthenticated attacker on the same network can thereby trigger an out-of-bounds read past the receive buffer in the wicked DHCPv4 client (wickedd-dhcp4), which can crash the daemon depending on the process memory layout. No information disclosure has been demonstrated. This issue affects wicked up to and including version 0.6.80.
Title wicked: integer underflow of the UDP length in ni_capture_inspect_udp_header() leads to an out-of-bounds read
Weaknesses CWE-191
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T15:01:27.342Z

Reserved: 2026-08-06T11:38:54.896Z

Link: CVE-2026-71401

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-27T17:19:44.830

Modified: 2026-08-27T17:19:44.830

Link: CVE-2026-71401

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-191

    Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)