Bug 2458518 (CVE-2026-4892) - CVE-2026-4892 dnsmasq: DHCPv6 CLID buffer overflow in helper process
Summary: CVE-2026-4892 dnsmasq: DHCPv6 CLID buffer overflow in helper process
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-4892
Deadline: 2026-05-09
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-04-14 22:50 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-05-12 17:00 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-14 22:50:33 UTC 
In helper.c:265, the DHCPv6 CLID is hex-encoded via sprintf("%.2x") into daemon->packet (5,131 bytes) with no length cap on the CLID. DHCPv6 CLIDs can be up to 65,535 bytes (131,070 hex characters). The helper process retains root privileges. log6_packet() already caps CLID to 100 bytes for logging, but the helper code path was missed. Fix: add && i < 100 bound to the encoding loop, matching the logging cap.
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