High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 27, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2025-40779
CVE-2025-40779
Description
If a DHCPv4 client sends a request with some specific options, and Kea fails to find an appropriate subnet for the client, the kea-dhcp4 process will abort with an assertion failure. This happens only if the client request is unicast directly to Kea; broadcast messages do not cause the problem. This issue affects Kea versions 2.7.1 through 2.7.9, 3.0.0, and 3.1.0.
Affected products
1- Range: >=2.7.1,<3.2.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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