Integer Underflow in wicked DHCPv4 Client (0.6.80) Out-of-Bounds Read
CVE-2026-71401 Published on August 27, 2026
wicked: integer underflow of the UDP length in ni_capture_inspect_udp_header() leads to an out-of-bounds read
An integer underflow was found in the DHCPv4 packet capture code of wicked. ni_capture_inspect_udp_header() in src/capture.c does not verify that the IP total length field (ip_len) is at least as large as the IP header length (ihl) before subtracting the header length. An unauthenticated attacker on the same network can thereby trigger an out-of-bounds read past the receive buffer in the wicked DHCPv4 client (wickedd-dhcp4), which can crash the daemon depending on the process memory layout. No information disclosure has been demonstrated. This issue affects wicked up to and including version 0.6.80.
Vulnerability Analysis
Weakness Type
What is an Integer underflow Vulnerability?
The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result. This can happen in signed and unsigned cases.
CVE-2026-71401 has been classified to as an Integer underflow vulnerability or weakness.
Affected Versions
SUSE wicked:- Before and including 0.6.80 is affected.