Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input Affecting openbsd/src package, versions [,7.9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENBSDSRC-16318412
  • published28 Apr 2026
  • disclosed21 Apr 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-41285  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openbsd/src to version 7.9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input through the processing of ICMPv6 Neighbor Discovery options with a length of zero in the slaacd and rad daemons. An attacker can cause the affected process to enter an infinite loop by sending specially crafted network packets over a local network.

CVSS Base Scores

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version 3.1