CVE-2019-6473

A packet containing a malformed DUID can cause the kea-dhcp6 server to terminate

Published Oct 16, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
An invalid hostname option can trigger an assertion failure in the Kea DHCPv4 server process (kea-dhcp4), causing the server process to exit. Versions affected: 1.4.0 to 1.5.0, 1.6.0-beta1, and 1.6.0-beta2.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to a version of Kea containing a fix, available via https://www.isc.org/downloads. - Kea 1.4.0-P2 - Kea 1.5.0-P1 - Kea 1.6.0

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-16033 An invalid hostname option can trigger an assertion failure in the Kea DHCPv4 server process (kea-dhcp4), causing the server process to exit. Versions affected: 1.4.0 to 1.5.0, 1.6.0-beta1, and 1.6.0-beta2.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7759-1 Kea DHCP vulnerabilities
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History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
isc
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 10:30 PM
Reserved
Jan 16, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 16, 2019, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:39 AM