CVE-2026-56113
MEDIUMdhcpcd Heap Use-After-Free in dhcp6_deprecateaddrs via DHCPv6 RENEW
Title source: cnaDescription
dhcpcd through 10.3.2, fixed in commit 5733d3c, contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability that allows unauthenticated same-link attackers to crash the daemon by sending a crafted DHCPv6 RENEW reply with RFC6603 OPTION_PD_EXCLUDE and both preferred and valid lifetimes set to zero. Attackers acting as or impersonating a DHCPv6 server can trigger dhcp6_deprecatedele() to free a delegated child address while an outer TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE iterator in dhcp6_deprecateaddrs() still holds the freed pointer, causing a use-after-free when TAILQ_REMOVE is reached.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch patch
https://github.com/NetworkConfiguration/dhcpcd/commit/5733d3c59a5651f64357ac11c98b4f39895c8d25
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dhcpcd-heap-use-after-free-in-dhcp6-deprecateaddrs-via-dhcpv6-renew
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
7.2%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (2)
NetworkConfiguration/dhcpcd
< 10.3.2
NetworkConfiguration/dhcpcd
5733d3c59a5651f64357ac11c98b4f39895c8d25
Published
Jun 23, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 23, 2026