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.
History

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First Time appeared Openwrt
Openwrt odhcpd
Vendors & Products Openwrt
Openwrt odhcpd

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title odhcpd: Stack buffer overflow in DHCPv6 IA reply serialization (2 independent sites)
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-10-23T13:20:30.249Z

Updated: 2026-10-23T13:20:30.249Z

Reserved: 2026-06-11T15:46:12.316Z

Link: CVE-2026-53921

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-23T14:17:53.710

Modified: 2026-10-23T19:37:11.060

Link: CVE-2026-53921

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