{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "10.3.2"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "CPE_RANGE",
              "REFERENCES"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "708b4a56bae080a5b18c2e0c4c6fbe103131a2b0"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/networkconfiguration/dhcpcd",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-401"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/56xxx/CVE-2026-56116.json"
  },
  "details": "dhcpcd through 10.3.2, fixed in commit 708b4a5, contains a memory leak vulnerability in the IPv6 Router Advertisement route information handling that allows an unauthenticated same-link attacker to cause denial of service by sending crafted Router Advertisements. Attackers can repeatedly send Router Advertisements containing Route Information options with a lifetime of zero, triggering unfreed allocations in routeinfo_findalloc() that cause linear memory exhaustion and eventual daemon crash.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-56116",
  "modified": "2026-07-08T05:37:45.748557265Z",
  "published": "2026-06-23T16:11:52.661Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/56xxx/CVE-2026-56116.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56116"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dhcpcd-memory-leak-dos-via-ipv6-router-advertisement-handling"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/NetworkConfiguration/dhcpcd/commit/708b4a56bae080a5b18c2e0c4c6fbe103131a2b0"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/NetworkConfiguration/dhcpcd"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.5",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "dhcpcd Memory Leak DoS via IPv6 Router Advertisement Handling"
}