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.
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Configurations
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History
29 Oct 2026, 14:17
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Information
Published : 2026-10-23 14:17
Updated : 2026-10-29 14:17
NVD link : CVE-2026-53921
Mitre link : CVE-2026-53921
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53921
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Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-121
Stack-based Buffer Overflow
