Bug 2571616 (CVE-2026-124740) - CVE-2026-124740 busybox: Use-after-free of requested_ipv6 in udhcpc6
Summary: CVE-2026-124740 busybox: Use-after-free of requested_ipv6 in udhcpc6
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-124740
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-11-11 09:39 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-11-11 09:41 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-11-11 09:39:54 UTC
A flaw was found in BusyBox's udhcpc6. The requested_ipv6 pointer references a heap copy of the IA_NA option that is freed on every Reply before the new one is validated, and again in send_d6_discover() just before the pointer is read. A malicious DHCPv6 server on the link can trigger this use-after-free with a Reply lacking a usable IA_NA or IA_PD, causing a 16-byte stale heap read; the stale value, typically the previously assigned address, is then sent in the next Discover. Under hardened allocators this may cause the client to crash.


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