CVE-2026-53921 PUBLISHED

odhcpd: Stack buffer overflow in DHCPv6 IA reply serialization (2 independent sites)

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 11.06.2026 Published: 23.10.2026 Updated: 23.10.2026

odhcpd is the DHCPv6, DHCPv4, and router-advertisement server used by OpenWrt. Prior to version 25.12, odhcpd's DHCPv6 IA response handler writes past the end of a fixed 512-byte stack buffer (pdbuf) when a single DHCPv6 REQUEST carries enough IA options to nearly exhaust the reply space. Two independent overflow sites exist in the same call chain, both reachable from the network via a single unauthenticated UDP packet. odhcpd runs as root on OpenWrt; embedded targets often lack stack canaries and ASLR, making code execution realistic. This issue has been patched in version 25.12.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Product Status

Vendor openwrt
Product odhcpd
Versions
  • Version < 25.12 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow CWE