Description
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the DHCPv6 and TFTP response builders of libslirp. When the host is configured with a small interface MTU, a guest-supplied DHCPv6 CLIENTID option or TFTP blksize option can overflow the reply buffer with attacker-controlled content and length, resulting in denial of service and potentially arbitrary code execution in the host process. The default interface MTU is not affected.
Published: 2026-09-22
Score: 7.4 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Do not configure SlirpConfig.if_mtu below the IPv6 minimum link MTU of 1280.

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Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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Description A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the DHCPv6 and TFTP response builders of libslirp. When the host is configured with a small interface MTU, a guest-supplied DHCPv6 CLIENTID option or TFTP blksize option can overflow the reply buffer with attacker-controlled content and length, resulting in denial of service and potentially arbitrary code execution in the host process. The default interface MTU is not affected.
Title Libslirp: libslirp: heap buffer overflow in dhcpv6/tftp response builders on small interface mtu
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux Openshift
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-22T08:36:01.598Z

Reserved: 2026-09-22T07:22:20.302Z

Link: CVE-2026-95508

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