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CVE-2026-34960

barebox Out-of-Bounds Read in DHCP Option Parsing

Published: May 11, 2026Updated: May 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-125
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

barebox prior to version 2026.04.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in DHCP option parsing within the dhcp_message_type() function that fails to verify the options pointer remains within received packet bounds. An attacker on the same broadcast domain can send a crafted DHCP Offer or ACK packet without a proper 0xff end marker to cause the parser to read past valid packet data and potentially crash the system.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

bareboxbarebox
bareboxpengutronix
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / bios-uefi
pengutronixcommercialDEHardware Firmwareaka pengutronix barebox, rauc

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://github.com/barebox/barebox
github.com
https://github.com/barebox/barebox/releases/tag/v2026.04.0
github.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/barebox-out-of-bounds-read-in-dhcp-option-parsing
vulncheck.com

Timeline

Published
May 11, 2026
Last Updated
May 16, 2026

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