wicked: Use-after-free when receiving invalid DHCP6 IA_PD option
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A Use After Free vulnerability in wicked of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Leap 15.1, Factory allows remote attackers to cause DoS or potentially code execution. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 wicked versions prior to 0.6.60-2.18.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 wicked versions prior to 0.6.60-28.26.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 wicked versions prior to 0.6.60-lp151.2.9.1. openSUSE Factory wicked versions prior to 0.6.62.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | wicked to before 0.6.60-2.18.1 | 0.6.60-2.18.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | wicked to before 0.6.60-28.26.1 | 0.6.60-28.26.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| openSUSE | Leap 15.1 | wicked to before 0.6.60-lp151.2.9.1 | 0.6.60-lp151.2.9.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| openSUSE | Factory | wicked to before 0.6.62 | 0.6.62 | Patch available | CNA |
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 VendorSUSE Affected wicked to before 0.6.60-2.18.1 Fixed in 0.6.60-2.18.1 Patch available CNA
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 VendorSUSE Affected wicked to before 0.6.60-28.26.1 Fixed in 0.6.60-28.26.1 Patch available CNA
- Leap 15.1 VendoropenSUSE Affected wicked to before 0.6.60-lp151.2.9.1 Fixed in 0.6.60-lp151.2.9.1 Patch available CNA
- Factory VendoropenSUSE Affected wicked to before 0.6.62 Fixed in 0.6.62 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (SUSE) Fixed in 0.6.60-2.18.1
- Fix · CNA SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (SUSE) Fixed in 0.6.60-28.26.1
- Fix · CNA Leap 15.1 (openSUSE) Fixed in 0.6.60-lp151.2.9.1
- Fix · CNA Factory (openSUSE) Fixed in 0.6.62
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
openSUSE Factory 0.6.62
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-13626 wicked: Use-after-free when receiving invalid DHCP6 client optionsPriority MEDIUM 47
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18903
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6gv4-2ccp-8f55
References
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- TI-2015-02278 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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- TI-2013-02212 Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-18903 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-18903 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6gv4-2ccp-8f55 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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