Kea configuration and API directives can be used to overwrite arbitrary files, subject to permissions granted to Kea. Many common configurations run Kea as root, leave the API entry points unsecured by default, and/or place the control sockets in insecure paths. This issue affects Kea versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.1, 2.6.0 through 2.6.2, and 2.7.0 through 2.7.8.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade kea | Aug 8, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade isc-kea | May 30, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade kea | May 30, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kea-libsUpgrade kea-docUpgrade keaUpgrade kea-hooksUpgrade kea-keama | Jul 10, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kea-libsUpgrade kea-keama-debuginfoUpgrade kea-libs-debuginfoUpgrade kea-debugsourceUpgrade kea-hooksUpgrade keaUpgrade kea-docUpgrade kea-keamaUpgrade kea-debuginfoUpgrade kea-hooks-debuginfo | Jan 27, 2026 | May 28, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade kea-debuginfoUpgrade kea-debugsourceUpgrade kea-keama-debuginfoUpgrade kea-hooks-debuginfoUpgrade kea-libsUpgrade kea-hooksUpgrade kea-libs-debuginfoUpgrade keaUpgrade kea-keama | Oct 8, 2025 | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libkea-util101Upgrade libkea-hooks118Upgrade libkea-log75Upgrade libkea-stats53Upgrade libkea-exceptions45Upgrade kea-docUpgrade libkea-d2srv63Upgrade libkea-asiolink87Upgrade libkea-cc82Upgrade libkea-cfgrpt3Upgrade libkea-asiodns62Upgrade libkea-util-io12Upgrade kea-develUpgrade libkea-tcp33Upgrade libkea-dhcp_ddns68Upgrade libkea-pgsql88Upgrade python3-keaUpgrade libkea-dhcp109Upgrade libkea-cryptolink63Upgrade libkea-dhcpsrv129Upgrade libkea-log-interprocess3Upgrade keaUpgrade kea-hooksUpgrade libkea-config83Upgrade libkea-dns71Upgrade libkea-eval84Upgrade libkea-process90Upgrade libkea-database76Upgrade libkea-http87Upgrade libkea-mysql88 | Dec 5, 2025 | May 31, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade isc-kea | Oct 30, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
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