Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 7, 2026· Updated Jul 8, 2026
OpenWrt: EAD Integer Underflow → Pre-Auth Denial of Service
CVE-2026-55490
Description
OpenWrt is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. Before v25.12.5, an integer underflow in handle_send_a() of the Emergency Access Daemon allows any unauthenticated attacker on the local network to crash the daemon by sending a single crafted UDP packet. The message length underflows before a bounds check and is then passed to memcpy as a very large size. This issue is fixed v25.12.5.
Affected products
2- Range: <25.12.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/openwrt/openwrt/commit/63c0767f3d02f7b10b0f0b5293366bd059a08ca5mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/openwrt/openwrt/releases/tag/v25.12.5mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/openwrt/openwrt/security/advisories/GHSA-9558-77jp-g3fwmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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