CVE-2026-115863
ConnMan through 2.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow via a DHCPv6 Reply message. This occurs in...
ConnMan through 2.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow via a DHCPv6 Reply message. This occurs in get_domains in gdhcp/client.c. It copies a fixed NS_MAXDNAME (1025) bytes from a DHCPv6 DOMAIN_LIST (option 24) value into a 1026-byte stack buffer dns_name regardless of the actual option length, then walks DNS labels with an unbounded "c += jump + 1" loop. A crafted DHCPv6 REPLY with a DOMAIN_LIST option of >= 1025 non-zero bytes makes the label walk leave the buffer and read/write '.' past its end in attacker-chosen strides. An on-link attacker can trigger this without authentication via a forged Router Advertisement (O=1) and a forged DHCPv6 REPLY matching xid/CLIENTID with a long DOMAIN_LIST. The impact is unauthenticated on-link crash of connmand (runs as root). This was introduced in bb06c47.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.6
ConnMan through 2.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow via a DHCPv6 Reply message. This occurs in get_domains in gdhcp/client.c. It copies a fixed NS_MAXDNAME (1025) bytes from a DHCPv6 DOMAIN_LIST (option 24) value into a 1026-byte stack buffer dns_name regardless of the actual option length, then walks DNS labels with an unbounded "c += jump + 1" loop. A crafted DHCPv6 REPLY with a DOMAIN_LIST option of >= 1025 non-zero bytes makes the label walk leave the buffer and read/write '.' past its end in attacker-chosen strides. An on-link attacker can trigger this without authentication via a forged Router Advertisement (O=1) and a forged DHCPv6 REPLY matching xid/CLIENTID with a long DOMAIN_LIST. The impact is unauthenticated on-link crash of connmand (runs as root). This was introduced in bb06c47.
- Record
CVE-2026-115863- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-109113
7.6
ConnMan through 2.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow via a DHCPv6 Reply message. This occurs in get_domains in gdhcp/client.c. It copies a fixed NS_MAXDNAME (1025) bytes from a DHCPv6 DOMAIN_LIST (option 24) value into a 1026-byte stack buffer dns_name regardless of the actual option length, then walks DNS labels with an unbounded "c += jump + 1" loop. A crafted DHCPv6 REPLY with a DOMAIN_LIST option of >= 1025 non-zero bytes makes the label walk leave the buffer and read/write '.' past its end in attacker-chosen strides. An on-link attacker can trigger this without authentication via a forged Router Advertisement (O=1) and a forged DHCPv6 REPLY matching xid/CLIENTID with a long DOMAIN_LIST. The impact is unauthenticated on-link crash of connmand (runs as root). This was introduced in bb06c47.
- Record
EUVD-2026-109113- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-725f-6r9j-c4hf
7.6
ConnMan through 2.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow via a DHCPv6 Reply message. This occurs in...
ConnMan through 2.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow via a DHCPv6 Reply message. This occurs in get_domains in gdhcp/client.c. It copies a fixed NS_MAXDNAME (1025) bytes from a DHCPv6 DOMAIN_LIST (option 24) value into a 1026-byte stack buffer dns_name regardless of the actual option length, then walks DNS labels with an unbounded "c += jump + 1" loop. A crafted DHCPv6 REPLY with a DOMAIN_LIST option of >= 1025 non-zero bytes makes the label walk leave the buffer and read/write '.' past its end in attacker-chosen strides. An on-link attacker can trigger this without authentication via a forged Router Advertisement (O=1) and a forged DHCPv6 REPLY matching xid/CLIENTID with a long DOMAIN_LIST. The impact is unauthenticated on-link crash of connmand (runs as root). This was introduced in bb06c47.
- Record
GHSA-725f-6r9j-c4hf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.6
ConnMan through 2.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow via a DHCPv6 Reply message. This occurs in get_domains in gdhcp/client.c. It copies a fixed NS_MAXDNAME (1025) bytes from a DHCPv6 DOMAIN_LIST (option 24) value into a 1026-byte stack buffer dns_name regardless of the actual option length, then walks DNS labels with an unbounded "c += jump + 1" loop. A crafted DHCPv6 REPLY with a DOMAIN_LIST option of >= 1025 non-zero bytes makes the label walk leave the buffer and read/write '.' past its end in attacker-chosen strides. An on-link attacker can trigger this without authentication via a forged Router Advertisement (O=1) and a forged DHCPv6 REPLY matching xid/CLIENTID with a long DOMAIN_LIST. The impact is unauthenticated on-link crash of connmand (runs as root). This was introduced in bb06c47.
- Record
CVE-2026-115863- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-115863
7.6
ConnMan through 2.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow via a DHCPv6 Reply message. This occurs in get_domains in gdhcp/client.c. It copies a fixed NS_MAXDNAME (1025) bytes from a DHCPv6 DOMAIN_LIST (option 24) value into a 1026-byte stack buffer dns_name regardless of the actual option length, then walks DNS labels with an unbounded "c += jump + 1" loop. A crafted DHCPv6 REPLY with a DOMAIN_LIST option of >= 1025 non-zero bytes makes the label walk leave the buffer and read/write '.' past its end in attacker-chosen strides. An on-link attacker can trigger this without authentication via a forged Router Advertisement (O=1) and a forged DHCPv6 REPLY matching xid/CLIENTID with a long DOMAIN_LIST. The impact is unauthenticated on-link crash of connmand (runs as root). This was introduced in bb06c47.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-115863- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-115863
7.6
ConnMan through 2.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow via a DHCPv6 Reply message. This occurs in get_domains in gdhcp/client.c. It copies a fixed NS_MAXDNAME (1025) bytes from a DHCPv6 DOMAIN_LIST (option 24) value into a 1026-byte stack buffer dns_name regardless of the actual option length, then walks DNS labels with an unbounded "c += jump + 1" loop. A crafted DHCPv6 REPLY with a DOMAIN_LIST option of >= 1025 non-zero bytes makes the label walk leave the buffer and read/write '.' past its end in attacker-chosen strides. An on-link attacker can trigger this without authentication via a forged Router Advertisement (O=1) and a forged DHCPv6 REPLY matching xid/CLIENTID with a long DOMAIN_LIST. The impact is unauthenticated on-link crash of connmand (runs as root). This was introduced in bb06c47.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-115863- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
connmanDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.41-31.42-11.42-21.42-31.42-4 Show 10 moreShow less1.42-51.43-11.44-11.44-21.44-31.45-11.45-21.45-32.0-12.0-2 |
None known |
connmanDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.44-31.45-11.45-21.45-32.0-12.0-2 |
None known |
connmanDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.44-31.45-11.45-21.45-32.0-12.0-2 |
None known |
connmanUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.21-1.21.21-1.2build11.21-1.2build21.21-1.2+deb8u1build0.16.04.11.21-1.2+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
connmanUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.35-11.35-21.35-61.35-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
connmanUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.36-2build11.36-2ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
connmanUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.36-2.2build11.36-2.31.36-2.3build11.36-2.3ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
connmanUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.41-31.42-11.42-31.42-51.42-5build21.42-5build3 |
None known |
connmanUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.45-32.0-2 |
None known |
connmanUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.44-31.45-21.45-3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-115863 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Connman, published October 23, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lore.kernel.org/connman/[email protected]
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/connman/connman.git/tree/gdhcp/client.c
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/connman/connman.git/commit?id=bb06c47101ca243fa5c04fb4b03fe2a12420d280
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115863
github.com/advisories/GHSA-725f-6r9j-c4hf
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-115863
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-115863
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115863