CVE-2025-70102

dhcpcd: dhcpcd: Denial of Service via NULL pointer dereference during configuration option parsing

Published Jun 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A NULL pointer dereference occurs in Roy Marples NetworkConfiguration/dhcpcd 10.3.0 while parsing configuration options. In parse_option() (src/if-options.c:1886), the code performs a member access on a NULL pointer of type 'struct dhcp_opt' when an unexpected/invalid option token or parsing state causes the lookup to yield NULL. The instrumented fuzzing build reports 'runtime error: member access within null pointer of type struct dhcp_opt' and aborts.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4686-1 dhcpcd5 security update
History
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First Time appeared Dhcpcd Project
Dhcpcd Project dhcpcd
Vendors & Products Dhcpcd Project
Dhcpcd Project dhcpcd
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Title dhcpcd: dhcpcd: Denial of Service via NULL pointer dereference during configuration option parsing
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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate

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Title Null Pointer Dereference in dhcpcd 10.3.0 During Option Parsing
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Title Null Pointer Dereference in dhcpcd 10.3.0 During Option Parsing
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Weaknesses CWE-476
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description A NULL pointer dereference occurs in Roy Marples NetworkConfiguration/dhcpcd 10.3.0 while parsing configuration options. In parse_option() (src/if-options.c:1886), the code performs a member access on a NULL pointer of type 'struct dhcp_opt' when an unexpected/invalid option token or parsing state causes the lookup to yield NULL. The instrumented fuzzing build reports 'runtime error: member access within null pointer of type struct dhcp_opt' and aborts.
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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2026, 3:05 PM
Reserved
Jan 9, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 15, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 4:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 15, 2026, 12:00 AM