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GHSA-4wqw-h6w8-f8qg

GHSA-4wqw-h6w8-f8qg PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

A vulnerability stemming from failure to properly clean up closed OMAPI connections can lead to exhaustion of the pool of socket descriptors available to the DHCP server. Affects ISC DHCP 4.1.0 to 4.1-ESV-R15, 4.2.0 to 4.2.8, 4.3.0 to 4.3.6. Older versions may also be affected but are well beyond their end-of-life (EOL). Releases prior to 4.1.0 have not been tested.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Timeline

  • May 13, 2022 CVE Published
  • Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
  • Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory

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vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-4wqw-h6w8-f8qg
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-4wqw-h6w8-f8qg

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