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 | — | No solution existsUpgrade isc-kea | May 30, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade kea | May 30, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade keaUpgrade kea-hooksUpgrade kea-keamaUpgrade kea-docUpgrade kea-libs | Jul 10, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kea-hooksUpgrade kea-keamaUpgrade kea-docUpgrade keaUpgrade kea-hooks-debuginfoUpgrade kea-debuginfoUpgrade kea-libsUpgrade kea-keama-debuginfoUpgrade kea-libs-debuginfoUpgrade kea-debugsource | Jan 27, 2026 | May 28, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade keaUpgrade kea-hooks-debuginfoUpgrade kea-libsUpgrade kea-libs-debuginfoUpgrade kea-hooksUpgrade kea-keamaUpgrade kea-keama-debuginfoUpgrade kea-debuginfoUpgrade kea-debugsource | Oct 8, 2025 | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libkea-dhcp109Upgrade libkea-database76Upgrade libkea-config83Upgrade libkea-http87Upgrade keaUpgrade kea-hooksUpgrade libkea-log-interprocess3Upgrade libkea-cryptolink63Upgrade libkea-eval84Upgrade libkea-dns71Upgrade libkea-process90Upgrade libkea-dhcpsrv129Upgrade python3-keaUpgrade libkea-mysql88Upgrade libkea-pgsql88Upgrade libkea-log75Upgrade libkea-util-io12Upgrade libkea-cc82Upgrade libkea-dhcp_ddns68Upgrade libkea-exceptions45Upgrade libkea-hooks118Upgrade libkea-d2srv63Upgrade libkea-asiolink87Upgrade libkea-stats53Upgrade kea-docUpgrade libkea-util101Upgrade kea-develUpgrade libkea-asiodns62Upgrade libkea-cfgrpt3Upgrade libkea-tcp33 | Dec 5, 2025 | May 31, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade isc-kea | Oct 30, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
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