CVE-2022-2929

DHCP memory leak

Published Oct 7, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In ISC DHCP 1.0 -> 4.4.3, ISC DHCP 4.1-ESV-R1 -> 4.1-ESV-R16-P1 a system with access to a DHCP server, sending DHCP packets crafted to include fqdn labels longer than 63 bytes, could eventually cause the server to run out of memory.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to the patched release most closely related to your current version of ISC DHCP. These can all be downloaded from https://www.isc.org/downloads. 4.4.3-P1 4.1-ESV-R16-P2


Vendor Workaround

As exploiting this vulnerability requires an attacker to send packets for an extended period of time, restarting servers periodically could be a viable workaround.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3146-1 isc-dhcp security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5251-1 isc-dhcp security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-35152 In ISC DHCP 1.0 -> 4.4.3, ISC DHCP 4.1-ESV-R1 -> 4.1-ESV-R16-P1 a system with access to a DHCP server, sending DHCP packets crafted to include fqdn labels longer than 63 bytes, could eventually cause the server to run out of memory.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5658-1 DHCP vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5658-2 DHCP vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5658-3 DHCP vulnerabilities
History

No history.

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
isc
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 6:28 PM
Reserved
Aug 22, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 7, 2022, 5:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:42 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 5, 2022, 12:00 AM