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TI-2020-05827 Aliases CVE-2020-7217GHSA-j299-xp2p-5fm9

An ni_dhcp4_fsm_process_dhcp4_packet memory leak in openSUSE wicked 0.6.55 and earlier…

Priority LOW 36CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

An ni_dhcp4_fsm_process_dhcp4_packet memory leak in openSUSE wicked 0.6.55 and earlier allows network attackers to cause a denial of service by sending DHCP4 packets with a different client-id.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01638 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:wicked:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.6.55VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:wicked:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.6.55 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7217
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j299-xp2p-5fm9

References

Advisory 4

  • TI-2020-05826 An ni_dhcp4_parse_response memory leak in openSUSE wicked 0.6.55 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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