USN-8403-1: Kea DHCP vulnerability

Publication date

8 June 2026

Overview

Kea DHCP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted messages.


Packages

  • isc-kea - Standards-based DHCP server

Details

Ali Norouzi discovered that Kea DHCP did not properly handle maliciously
crafted messages over configured API sockets and HA listeners. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Kea DHCP to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Ali Norouzi discovered that Kea DHCP did not properly handle maliciously
crafted messages over configured API sockets and HA listeners. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Kea DHCP to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you may need to restart Kea DHCP server instances to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:


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