NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting rsmarples/dhcpcd package, versions [,10.3.1)
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- published27 Jun 2026
- disclosed15 Jun 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 15 Jun 2026
CVE-2025-70102 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade rsmarples/dhcpcd to version 10.3.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference in the parse_option function. An attacker can cause a crash and denial of service by providing unexpected or invalid option tokens that result in a NULL pointer dereference during configuration option parsing.